The 'Top Gun' of Football

Rating: Null/10 (25 December 1999)

This movie absolutely rocked! You can tell how realistic the movie is jsut from the first two minutes. Stone makes you feel like you are right on the field. The way he puts the pass on the screen makes you want to reach out and grab it. There are enough stars in this movie to make it seem like an Altman movie. Diaz doesn't quite fit her role, but this has become my favorite Pacino movie. Quaid does a killer performance for the broken down player, though I thought Stone should have made a bigger example of long-term effects of the NFL on players. Modine and Woods turn in killer performances, and Jim Brown plays his part to a 't'. The sports writer storyline was way overblown.
I will go see it again.