Any Given Sunday? Well misses the posts for me....

Rating: 4/10 (10 December 2018)

Sports films rarely come off on screen. Hollywood seems to struggle with sports films, boxing is the rare exception in the genre.
Most Sports films follow a standard set-up, and this one mostly fits that bill. The main aspect to this film is that really, its a warts and all look at the American Football setup focussing on one club, the fictitious Miami Sharks. However, really it follows the same pattern: begins with a loss, a dysfunctional team with star player at loggerhead with the coach, but they get it all together to win at the end.
This is quite a dark look at the underbelly of the sport (Oliver Stone is directing it). Every character is unlikeable really. Cameron Diaz is the owner of the franchise and is greedy and unsympathetic. All the other female characters are treated cheaply in this, which is a little uncomfortable. Jamie Foxx is the vain star player and Al Pacino is the head coach. Their acting is good but really I couldn't empathise with them. All the other characters are really just, well, horrid and self-serving even to the extent it is not in the personal interest of those they are to serve!
I love sport, but this doesn't work for me. Couldn't like anybody in this film, and despite what this film says, there are plenty of good people throughout sport who deserve to be seen in a better sight than this film is giving. This film discredits too many, but I can't deny how low things can be in sport. With so much money in certain games it's no wonder.
Anyhow, back to this film. Nothing great, but some good dialogue and thumping speeches. Doesn't tell you anything you didn't already know. I'd just go for the drinks whilst this conversion is looking to be taken. Not for me.