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Any Given Sunday

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Four years ago, DAmato's (Al Pacino) Miami Sharks were at the top. Now, his team is struggling with three consecutive losses, sliding attendance, and aging heroes, particularly 39-year-old quarterback Jack Cap Rooney (Dennis Quaid). Off the field, DAmato is struggling with a failed marriage and estranged children, and is on a collision course with Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz), the young president/co-owner of the Sharks organization.
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Sometimes entertaining, but overall Any Given Sunday is a disappointment coming from Oliver Stone.

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Sam Adams The Dissolve Stone's blend of mayhem and sensuality-which doesn't shy away from the eroticism of athletes-is a refreshing alternative to the solemnity of most sports dramas. Rated: 3/5 Sep 17, 2014 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: B Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Richard Schickel TIME Magazine Almost three hours of this jitter deteriorates from bravura filmmaking to annoying mannerism, and Any Given Sunday ends up less than the sum of its many, often interesting parts. Aug 22, 2008 Full Review Cory Woodroof For the Win (USA Today) Any Given Sunday is the best-ever football movie because it’s actually about football, and not the other way around. It’s decorated with a black eye and grass stains, but it’s never afraid to get back in the huddle. Jun 15, 2022 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Makes me feel as if I was concussed. Rated: C+ Mar 26, 2022 Full Review Alistair Lawrence Common Sense Media Hard-hitting football drama has strong language, sex, drugs. Rated: 4/5 Sep 25, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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cesar c This movie screams Oliver Stone and not in a very good way Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/26/24 Full Review Audience Member There's an human eye on the field Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/15/24 Full Review Dimitris K To me this movie is the very definition of football. Catches exceptionally well the competitiveness, the camaraderie and the corruption of the game through excellent plot & performances - who can forget Al Pacino's motivational speech as a coach before their most critical game? Some decent football action too. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/07/23 Full Review Gregg P This is in my top 3 all-time favorite football movies! Perhaps the "critics" were horrible in sports or were ridiculed by jocks in high school? This is a fantastic movie and I highly recommend it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/08/23 Full Review Cfunk D A movie about professional football that doesn't know about professional football and got numerous things wrong that are very noticable Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/13/23 Full Review michael d Oliver Stone turns his attention to American Football with a long and frenetic film. The Miami Sharks are in turmoil and struggling to make the playoffs. Their veteran coach Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino), who has fallen out of favor with young owner Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz)and offensive coordinator Nick Crozier (Aaron Eckhart)is expected to succeed D'Amato as head coach. During the season the Sharks quarterback, Cap Rooney (Dennis Quaid) and his replacement are both injured. They have to call up the rookie quarterback Willie Beamen (Jamie Foxx). Beamen is visibly nervous which includes throwing up during the game and makes a number of errors as he lacks knowledge regarding the team's play-book. Beamen however gains in confidence and quickly his star is in the ascendancy but the can the wily D'Amato turn the team around and outfox Pagniacci? Stone tells us the stories of people from different levels as they struggle to survive within in the world of professional sport. Cap is aging and maybe past his best but his wife wants him to continue despite the pain of injuries to keep up with the lifestyle. Beamen on the hand is getting endorsements, money and women but loses his long time girlfriend along the way. Many of the others are willing to risk long term health as their ruthless medic (James Woods) is willing to give shots and misinterpret findings so the players keep on playing. Stone like D'Amato now a veteran filmmaker maybe past his prime when he made this film is typically audacious and frenetic. As always he keeps the camera moving, when one player gets tackled his eye pops out. He gets Pacino to let rip in several scenes but gets more nuances performances from Foxx and Quaid. A critical eye on NHL franchises, money and sport but this is a minor film in Stone's resume. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Four years ago, DAmato's (Al Pacino) Miami Sharks were at the top. Now, his team is struggling with three consecutive losses, sliding attendance, and aging heroes, particularly 39-year-old quarterback Jack Cap Rooney (Dennis Quaid). Off the field, DAmato is struggling with a failed marriage and estranged children, and is on a collision course with Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz), the young president/co-owner of the Sharks organization.
Director
Oliver Stone
Producer
Dan Halsted, Lauren Shuler Donner, Clayton Townsend
Screenwriter
Oliver Stone, Daniel Pyne, John Logan, John Logan
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Illusion Entertainment, Warner Brothers, Ixtlan Corporation, Donners' Company
Rating
R (Language|Nudity|Drug Content|Sexuality)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 22, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 27, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$75.5M
Runtime
2h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, SDDS, Surround, DTS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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