A 6.5!? Holy @#$%! This film is absolutely terrible. I love Al Pacino. Dennis Quaid and Jamie Foxx are fine actors. Lawrence Taylor is my favorite Giant of all-time. This movie, however, is dreadful and takes sucking to a whole new level.
shareI thought about making a post titled "Did anyone else think this movie sucked?"...but then I saw this post.
My main problem was the lack of plot. There was no plot arch. The main character (Tony D'Amato) had no goals to achieve. The biggest problem that Tony D'Amato had in the film was to figure out which quarterback to start.
And why was this film so long?!?! Two and a half hours?!?! Are you flipping kidding me? "The Dark Knight" was about 2 and a half hours, fine. But this bargain bin film should've been 90 minutes tops.
This movie didn't suck nor it was cliche. In comparison to the current hollywood bullcrap you guys should start appreciating movies like this cause if you don't then go watch Kung Fu Panda 2 or whatever that movie is called...
shareForget all the arguments about the accuracy of this film. What I found annoying was the extremely overdone soundtrack and the shaky camera work. The music was so constant and driving it was very distracting. The camera couldn't hold one shot for a half a second. It was like watching a long MTV video.
shareThat pretty much sums up football in the 90's. All glitz.
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I hated the movie initially when I saw it in theaters because I could not concentrate with all the fast cuts - it reminded me of my experience with Natural Born Killers in theaters. However, both films stayed with me and i have reevaluated them. Any Given Sunday is a terrific movie with a great cast, a fantastic, mulit-layered look at the football scene and behind-the-scenes stuff and a lot of humor. I think the director's cut is the better version and what else can I say when Stone manages to spring a fully alive and energetic performance out of Elizabeth Berkley.
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No way. What movie were you watching?