It puts you right there in the huddle

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 1999)

I'm not a big fan of sports movies. But this one made me change my mind. It jerks you in by the throat and puts you smack dab in the middle of the huddle not safely up in the stands with your beer and your hot dog. You get hurt. You get bloody on this one. I have a new respect for athletes after seeing it. It's amazing the attention to detail and realism that Oliver Stone brings to this film. I kept noticing football legends in the cast. That added another layer of realism...actually blurring the line between movie and reality. I liked Oliver casting himself as a commentator. Go see this one, you won't regret it. It's one of Stone's best.