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Rating: 3/10 (27 April 2000)

On any given Sunday, you can see a better movie than this, or at least a real football game for free on TV. I'm tired of being disappointed by Oliver Stone's films. This one is a formulaic sports movie with nothing new to say. The characters are unconvincing and one-dimensional, sometimes making abrupt shifts in their personalities to aid the all-too predictable plot.
Whereas Stone normally enjoys taking real people and events and presenting his version of history, this time the names are changed to protect...nobody. Instead of taking a truly critical look at the game, Stone turns out to be a regular fan and the movie becomes an advertisement for a game that doesn't need salesmen.