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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jul 24, 2001
Pros: Great message of teamwork, allows you to emotionally envision under the helmet.
Cons: Foul Language and over-rated male frontal nudity.
Summary: Deemed by some as a movie appreciated by the testosterone strong audience, I answer puh-leazze! What’s wrong with you critics, a gal can appreciate a video like this just as much as you football heroines! And now – listen my manly friends – it isn’t ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 13, 2008
Pros: Strong performances from Al Pacino and Cameron Diaz
Cons: Oliver Stone's pulverising symbolism.
Summary: There is a great moment in "Any Given Sunday" when Coach D'Amato (Al Pacino) is nursing a scotch after a tough loss. Half in the bag, D'Amato reflects about how much he's given to football and how much that dedication has cost him in terms of his ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 19, 2006
Pros: Epic football drama that showcases the ups and downs of pro football.
Cons: It could show a little of the positive side, but then...
Summary: The National Football League is an icon all it’s own. It has it’s warriors, it’s fallen and fading heroes, and it’s past glory, present turmoil, and always uncertain future…hence anything can happen on any given Sunday. The Teams portrayed in this ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 30, 2002
Pros: It's got grit, and great actors.
Cons: A little long.
Summary: Any Given Sunday is just one of those movies, you know the kind that you either love or hate. Nobody seems to have a middle of the road opinion on it. ESPN.com's Page 2 called it one of the worst sports movies ever, while back when it came out in ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 12, 2002
Pros: Amazing footage; Great drama; very insightful.
Cons: None
Summary: Here is a film that is a masterpiece, but was glossed over by critics. What allowed me to see the true beauty and power behind this film? First, when I saw it, my interest in film was not an obsession, as it is today. Therefore, I did not dislike it ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 9, 2001
Pros: A great lineup of actors and cameo appearances; fast paced; near-perfect sports movie
Cons: Cliche
Summary: I first saw Any Given Sunday on the big movie screen and more recently in brilliant clear crisp color on a neighbor's entertainment system, a big wide 42" TV . Honestly, it was more enjoyable on the wide screen TV than the movie screen because I could ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 18, 2001
Pros: The acting; the fast-paced, nearly MTV-like editing. Vibrating direction by Stone.
Cons: It may have difficulty focusing on the main point of the plot.
Summary: "Football is war." With these remarks Oliver Stone launched his latest and possibly most commercial movie of his career: "Any Given Sunday" (1999). Oliver Stone is a man fascinated with everyday violence. He has ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 20, 2001
Pros: Oliver Stone almost offends Coach Lombardi's Ghost.
Cons: Coach Lombadi's Ghost takes pity on Oliver Stone.
Summary: Darn, I wanted to really like this movie. I really did. After all, seeing Al Pacino play a pro football coach makes almost as much sense as seeing Robert DeNiro play a pro football coach. You know- rolling the eyes, screaming, smoke coming out of the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 25, 2001
Pros: uh....
Cons: Oliver Stone Has Lost His Mind
Summary: Oliver Stone had a nice little run there. Wall Street, Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, The Doors, they were some pretty good, if not great films. Back then Stone was able to tell a story, albeit sometimes a slanted version of a story, without ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 1, 2001
Pros: A very realistic movie with a hidden football prep talk.
Cons: There are times when one gets confused as to what is going on.
Summary: Any Given Sunday is a movie that leaves you at times wondering what is going on. The starts off with battle taking place. The battle is between several different people. It is interesting watching out what is going on. At times one may get confused ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 8, 2001
Pros: Decent Story
Cons: Foul Language. Not suitable for children.
Summary: I rented this movie because I had read some great reviews on it. I liked some of the actors in it and my husband is a football fan. It is pretty much a given that he will like a movie if it is about football. I thought I might enjoy it too.
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 5, 2001
Pros: Great camera work; Action packed; Fast moving
Cons: VERY LONG movie
Summary: I enjoy watching sports! Everything from ice skating to hockey, and anything in between. Nevertheless, my fiance simply cannot stand watching them. This makes for an interesting time in our household! Truth be told, if we were to choose a movie, we ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 3, 2001
Pros: Awesome editing, story and soundtrack. This is what XFL should be!
Cons: Not suitable for children.
Summary: Any Given Sunday is an Oliver Stone movie of great proportions. It is the Gladiator of football movies. It is true, it is intense, and it is perfect. The movie has an all-star cast with Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, L L Cool J, Jamie Fox, Denis Quaid and many ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 12, 2001
Pros: great football scenes, Al Pacino is the man!
Cons: not so great non-football scenes
Summary: Any Given Sunday is not a bad movie, it's just a split movie. Yes that's right, it's really two movies. The first is a great football drama involving a team's quest to reach the Super Bowl (although you can't say Super Bowl because this movie is not an ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 6, 2001
Pros: Football for the MTV-minded, this is an attention-getting sports-as-warfare fable.
Cons: Too long and self-indulgent, this movie needs a live half-time show with cheerleaders and Aerosmith.
Summary: I’ve never played football.
I don’t watch televised sports.
The last gridiron action I personally witnessed was the Homecoming Game, Jackson Broncs vs. Star Valley Rams, on a freezing October night in 1980. I was a trombonist in ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 3, 2001
Pros: Flashy, MTV meets Football Flick!
Cons: Concentrates on the more seedy sides of Pro Football.
Summary: What a great name for a football film! MTV meets football in this flashy football flick. All of the requirements for an appealing film are present. Multicolored visuals and a driving sound track. This film is full of individual stories connecting the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 29, 2001
Pros: Big cast, great photography
Cons: Too many cliches in the plot, too much noise
Summary: It must be very tempting for directors to try to do a football movie. The sport is popular, has plenty of action, and has plenty of drama. Oliver Stone tries his hand at it with "Any Given Sunday," and he pretty quickly establishes that his movie will ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 27, 2001
Pros: Superb football action in all aspects - Real-life diverse situations - Great cast
Cons: Too violent for younger children
Summary: What can I say? "Any Given Sunday" is, hands down, the best football-oriented movie ever crafted. Better than "Rudy". Better than "Wildcats". And definitely better than "The Garbage Picking, Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon" (bet you've never ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 26, 2001
Pros: Wonderful cinematography, great climax, leaves you gasping for breath.
Cons: Long movie, so much to take in you have to see it more than once.
Summary: I have always remembered the end of the movie “The Longest Yard”. The ending which lasted forever, and which, for most of us, has caused that movie to be called the best movie about football that was ever made.
Until now.
Any Given ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 23, 2001
Pros: Al Pacino delivers his patented acting prowess on screen
Cons: What's up with all that weird footages?
Summary: I actually haven't seen this movie on the big screen. When the ads had all this football footages with Kid Rock blasting through 'em, I thought, 'This is not worth going.' So, when I browsed the Blockbuster's DVD section one afternoon, when I got out ... read more
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