Boring and lifeless

Rating: 3/10 (20 April 2020)

This movie has been on my to watch list for some time and I finally got around to watching it recently (mainly because I forgot it existed).
A story about American Football, an A list cast, a great director so everything was in place for a gripping movie, however this could possibly be the most boring sports movie I've ever seen.
The movie throws you straight into a match, Dennis Quaid the aging quarterback is injured, his replacement goes into play only for him to get injured straightaway so its left to the 3rd choice rookie Jamie Foxx to take over and this is what the story is about.
The problem with this movie is you just don't care about the characters, Al Pacino as a coach is not believable and his 'motivational speeches' to the players lack any credibility, James Woods as a chief physio/doctor is not believable and vastly underused in this movie, Aaron Eckhart as some type of co ordination specialist brought in to assist the coach offers nothing to this movie and Cameron Diaz as the owner who inherited the team from her late Dad tries to be ruthless but it just doesn't work, what an absolute waste of a great cast.
There is no tension in the movie, the footage of the games is boring and it just goes nowhere. They try the usual a few seconds remaining to get the winning points scenarios, but it falls flat and you find yourself not even caring.
Jamie Foxx plays a decent enough role as the young cocky quarterback who wants to do things his own way and is more interested in money and fame than being a team player but the story is boring, the movie is boring and for such a great cast it is criminal that this movie ended up like it did.