American Football championship between Dallas and Miami

Rating: 5/10 (27 October 2001)

American Football is less popular than basketball outside USA, but when you see this film you feel that for the Americans this pastime is as important for them as baseball and basketball. In the past there was a mediocre film acted by Heston about the same topic. Now this new film came made by masterful Oliver Stone, so good film maker is a sign of quality. Unfortunately this film is not the case, the sequences are designed in the same way as the former Heston's film and it is difficult to follow, moreover if your understanding of this sport is limited. Al Pacino never looked to be a sportsman or a trainer in his own life, although we should admit that he acted well as the trainer of Miami. Dennis Quaid played a very modest role and Cameron Diaz tried but not succeeded. Charlton Heston again played a very modest role, an insignificant one. James Wood, always wanted in Stone's cast, did his job well although modest. However, the message of the film is good and is there, i.e. no matter if players are deadly hurt they must play until they are killed or become unable (blind or anything else) to play, money is the main issue in this professional sport, the man and his family no matter.