One of the most powerful Football Movies made

Rating: 6/10 (2 January 2000)

This is one of the most powerful and intense football movies ever made. All the characters, chemistry, interaction and outcomes were very good.
It is unfortunate that Oliver Stone chose to amplify the chaos of the game with totally unnecessary video effect and excessive sound track. In some scenes you literally couldn't see what was happening or understand what people were saying to each other. Had he used more conventional photography, closups yes but the shake, rattle, roll, blur, faded psychedelic effects were way too much and spoiled what could have been a great view of the movie. It didn't have to be this bad- Blair Witch meets the Superbowl!
Al Pacino was believable most of the time. Carmen too. Both were intense and convincing when it counted. It was great to see all the former players and coaches in so many roles. Their presence and inputs had to make an impact for how the movie played out.
Worth seeing but definitely from the back (5) rows of the theater.