Stone reveals the truth.....

Rating: Null/10 (26 December 1999)

I was expecting junk, but was pleasantly surprised. Oliver Stone uses quick editing and quirky humor to portray football in it's true light: a complex series of lies, promises and twists of fate. We see the financial pressure owners are under, the medical decisions doctors face on whether or not an integral player has to be benched and the personal love of a sport by a die-hard coach. This was a very complete movie. There's enough football action to keep the typical neanderthal occupied and enough subtle sarcasm to keep me entertained. Great camera work as usual and the sporadic pop-culture symbols were a favorite standard in Stone's work. He uses metaphors very well and has a lot of visuals coupled with narration to convey his feelings. The actors were fantastic and the dialogue was solid. Good surprise!