It's Like "Inside the NFL" with Better Actors

Rating: 7/10 (1 January 2000)

Oliver Stone delivers another good (not great) movie. Here's a list of (IMHO) good and bad aspects of the film:
Good
1) Al Pacino- The name says it all, basically. In another commanding performance, Pacino never lets us know if he's a good guy or a bad guy until the very end.
2) Jamie Foxx- While at times he seemed to be reading from cue cards that were difficult to read, Foxx also delivered a great performance. When we're supposed to hate him, we do, and when we're supposed to like him, we do.
3) The action- When not blurred by the funky editing and camera work, the football footage is nothing short of awesome. I found myself flinching more than a couple of times.
4) Cameron Diaz- She was great as a super bitch. Too bad she didn't stay bitchy, though.
Bad
1) Editing/camera work- Especially in the football action scenes, most of the time you have to squint to see what's going on. You might want to pop a Dramamine before you see this movie.
2) Realism- Ok, it's a movie, but come on. This team makes it to the playoffs when its defense routinely allows 21 points or more in the 1st half?? Not likely, no matter how good the offense is.
3) Dennis Quaid- I hate to do this because usually Quaid is great, but I think even brother Randy could've done better. Granted, the role he was handed isn't exactly Oscar material, but his performance evoked no emotion whatsoever.
All in all, I recommend seeing this movie, but probably not more than once in the theater. I give it a 7 out of 10.