Any Given Sunday Reviews

[Highly rated reviewer]

A work of Genius

This is film making by a true master. This Movie has everything from action to drama and with an brilliant soundtrack to increase the emotion. Pacino is at his best, Quaid as usual broods, looks tired and bored and Jamie Foxx is impressive. Forget the American football, this could be any sport, the camera angles are something else and you can hear every crunch of a challenge. Watch with loads of volume, surround sound will boost the thrill.

Very Good

Don't be put off by the American football connection (my wife was). This is a very interesting and unusual film that has game action sequences that are believable, very unusual for a sports drama. Excellent soundtrack also

3 out of 5

Noy your typical feel good, tale of the underdog, american football movie. This film highlights the goings on both off and on the field of a Miami football team. From players contracts to drug fuelled parties, it explores what makes a football team tick.

Pacino is (as always) superb. He effortlessly shows the great highs and equally great lows of a coach dangerously close to losing his job. Where each play could be his last, he communicates a sense of desperation and passion to the audience with stylish elan.

Foxx is excellent as the young, big-star quarterback who gets caught up in his own hype.

Cameron Diaz also gives a good performance as the club owner who only sees the game in terms of profit.

I usually like Oliver Stone films and although this one had moments of class, i found that the story was too often broken up and didn't run as smoothly as it could have.

There were also a lot of 'arty' shots which seemed out of place in a gritty, real life football movie.

The overall story though is interesting and definitly worth a watch.

Particularly enjoyable were the different celebrations that the team showed each time they scored a touchdown.

As was the music video created for Jamie Foxx's character Willie Beamen.

Despite the strong cast and the brief moments when the movie shines, this is really nothing special. There are plenty of better football movies out there.

3 out of 5

Great Cast

I loved this film, a great cast, and an interesting storyline. You will want to catch the ending of the film, great way to end.

Boys' own stuff

Great film for the blokes with Al Pacino giving the over-the-top performance that most people love. Nice twist at the end. How does Cameron Diaz keep a straight face?

Superb film

Even if you are not a fan of American football I think you will enjoy this film. The hard-hitting action in this film is shocking and will leave you wanting more, in fact I watched it twice. I recommend you watch it with a few friends with a big bag of nachos with dip and you won't go wrong.

Loved it

I'm not a big Oliver Stone fan,but his style is perfectly suited to the world of gridiron,and he does a great job here.As a blood and sweat,knuckle bashing,eye gouging football drama,this is about as good as it gets.You feel every tackle,cheer every point,really believe in the characters,and even start to believe at times that there are two teams in Miami.The fact that the cast is so great(Pacino,Diaz,Woods,Foxx etc.) just pulls you in even more strongly.Two reservations: you do have to be a fan of the sport to fully enjoy it,and Oliver Stone seems to be having way too much fun as a hammed up sports commentator! Other than that,it's great fun.

[Highly rated reviewer]

So bad I think it gave me cancer

If you choose to put a song with the title 'my n*****s' in your film then you are effectively resigning all possibilities of your film being accepted in the mainstream as was the case with this film (a term I use very loosely). Any given sunday also forfieted any possibility of being accepted as a none mainstream film with big name stars (such as fight club) by using editing, scripting and dialogue that most blind and deaf people would find terrible.

The start of this film uses footage that is more suited to the middle or end of such a film through the use of a montage every 4.3 seconds as well as other factors, the result of this is an opening that does not draw you in and ultimately causes you to fell alienated from a lacklustre storyline.

Don't think that I am against american footbal films, as I am a massive NFL fan but this film is an insult to the sport and it would be rated even lower if Al Pacino's fairly good performance hadn't managed to provide a lifeline for this films audience to hang onto for dear life.

The only film I have not managed to watch all the way through (and I've seen revenge of the killer tomatoes). 0/10

[Highly rated reviewer]

Just Great!!!

Terrific film! An all star cast who deliver believing performances throughout. The American Football sequences are better than the real thing and the plot races along at break neck speed. Definately one to watch if you are a sports fan.

Lost Interest Completely....

Maybe I wasnt in a film mood.....Im not sure.

Al Pacino didn't seem to suit the role. English people find it difficult to get their heads round American Football as a whole, therefore maybe aren't that interested in a film about it.

After 30 minutes I switched off due to boredom and wasted a rental.