Stone & Pacino together again

Rating: 8/10 (25 April 2007)

I like pretty much every sports movie I watch. There are exceptions. That stupid golf movie with the magical crap. You want golf? Watch Tin Cup. Friday Night Lights is the real deal. The natural is the epitome of baseball films. Here, we have the NFL in all it's gritty glory as a money machine.
Pacino as an aging coach gives a great performance. I found him to be truly believable. Cameron Diaz gives the best performance of her career, with the possible exception of Gangs of New York. Dennis Quaid and James Woods are a positive addition to any film, and they don't disappoint here. Jaime Foxx gave the performance that put him on the road to stardom.
Sorry, NFL fans, but watching this is better than the real thing.