I can still smell this movie...

Rating: 2/10 (13 June 2001)

I love Oliver Stone's films. He's a great storyteller.

Al Pacino is cool. He's an icon for many because of "Scarface", and is obviously one of our finest American actors.
I also love football. The simple premise: "a film that depicts what happens behind the scenes in pro football" is fascinating.
That's why I had such high hopes for this film. Unfortunately, this film stinks of desperation; either Stone's to have a big hit film, or the studio's to do the same.
I don't really remember anything about this movie other than there were a lot of loud smashing noises when the players hit one another on the field.
It just didn't come together, and seemed terribly disjointed. Stone the artist, I'm sure, could explain that this was purposeful, and added to the spinning realism of the film.
I just found it loud and annoying. Looking forward to your next film, Mr. Stone.