Quality not quantity

Rating: Null/10 (16 August 2003)

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs
Oliver Stone has another stab at the American dream,this time focusing on the nation's fixation with pro football and the twisted inner politics that govern it.The movie has an absorbing visual feel to it,as well as a pretty exciting soundtrack.On the performances front,Al Pacino gives a reliably powerhouse turn as the veteran football coach and Cameron Diaz is well cast as the power hungry bitch new team owner.Ultimately,though,she is as wasted as co stars James Woods and Dennis Quaid.It also suffers from being ultimately very empty,with poor depth and character development,which ultimately wholly undermine the film and make it's nearly three hour length unsustainable.**