Sunday, violent Sunday

Rating: 2/10 (6 June 2003)

Oliver Stone is keen on American football and always dreamt of devoting it a movie. In 1999, he made his dream come true. "Any Given Sunday" is a quite successful movie about the concerned sport which is practiced at all in France. It's especially during matches that the movie becomes awesome. Stone used a lively and even violent directing and makes us share what the players of his team feel. On the outside of these stunning moments, the movie loses of its appeal and is less convincing when it aims at denouncing financial shady dealings against Al Pacino's team. Moreover, a few characters are on the edge of caricature like one of the players who wish to manage the whole team. Nevertheless, it's a movie that is pleasant enough without boredom and American football fans should probably find something in it. Terrific performance from Al Pacino.