pretty good,but a bit slow and long

Rating: 6/10 (21 January 2008)

this movie has a lot of good things going for it.one of them is the great ensemble cast.this includes Al Pacino and Cameron Diaz as the marquee names.however,i don't think they were the stars of the show.that distinction is shared with the supporting cast.there are some big names here.Jamie Foxx and Dennis Quaid are both terrific.LL Cool J also puts in a strong performance.James Woods give his usual good performance.in smaller roles,but no less effective,are Matthew Modine,Aaron Eckhart and John C.McGinley.Lauren Holley,though, puts in a very strong performance and really impressed me.the movie also has a high degree of realism during the scenes on the football field.you can hear every bone crunching hit wit astounding clarity.and there is a high energy atmosphere for the most part.there are some down sides to the movie,though.one of these is the running time,at over two and a half hours.i felt they could have shaved off maybe twenty minutes.also i felt that the movie doesn't always follow through with the momentum it builds.it gets a bit tedious at times.finally,the scenes with Cameron Diaz and Al Pacino together.i felt Pacino tended to overact a bit,and Diaz seemed a bit out of her depth.Diaz was pretty good otherwise.anyway,for me,Any Given Sunday is a 6/10