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Release Date: 03 February, 2004 Retail Price: $14.96 OUR Price: $12.99 You SAVE: $1.97! Cast: Complete Cast (31 total) |
Any Given Sunday Reviews
Steven Spielberg ain't got nothing on Oliver Stone
"Any Giving Sunday" in my opinion, is an excellent movie, in-your-face-football drama! I thought that Christina (Cameron Diaz) was indeed a market savvy pro-football team owner. When Cap (Dennis Quaid) got hurt I got really scared. I wish he would of slap his wife back he has a right to not play football if he wants to! Whenever Tony (Al Pacino) team plays I always cheer them own. I can't believe they showed a male penius in the football shower room. Jamie Foxx played a good character being the new quarterback he took over the fame and let it get to his head.
A football movie for those not into football!
As my title indicates, I'm not the biggest football fan; however, I found Oliver Stone's film to be totally engrossing, due mostly to the outstanding performances from all involved. That, along with the movie's entertaining musical soundtrack, makes this film a must-see for all.
In regards to the acting, "Any Given Sunday" shows a variety of talent, experienced, along with stars-in-the-making. Jamie Foxx is an example of the latter. His performance as brash, young, third-string-quarterback "Willie Beaman", brought into the limelight after injuries sustained by veteran Dennis Quaid, is the perfect showcase for the actor's emerging skills. It is no wonder that Foxx won an Oscar this year and he deserved a nomination for AGS.
Cameron Diaz, as the general manager of the fictional Miami Sharks, is quite good as a woman in charge of a male-dominated position. She holds her own with the more seasoned performers that populate this dynamic film.
Quaid gives another underrated performance as the washed-up quarterback with one more good game to play. James Woods, one of the best character actors today, delivers another flawless job as the seedy team doctor. Matthew Modine, L.L. Cool J, and Aaron Eckhart match him in other supporting roles.
Though her role is small, Lauren Holly gets some points for her performance as Quaid's supportive and determined wife.
Actor/songwriter Clifton Davis (one of the stars of the 80's sitcom "Amen" and composer of The Jackson Five's "Never Can Say Goodbye") has a moment in the sun as the mayor of Miami.
Football legends Jim Brown and Lawrence Taylor are effective in their roles of assistant coach and veteran linesman, respectively.
Smaller roles are assayed by legends Ann-Margret (cast as Diaz's mother and widow of the team's former owner) and Charlton Heston as the football commissioner. As a tribute to the actor, as well as providing a fitting comparison between football's modern-day gladiators to those of ancient times, a montage of scenes from "Ben-Hur" are intertwined between events unfolding in the film's story.
But the movie belongs to Al Pacino, an actor of unparalleled talent that immerses himself in the role of the "old school" coach that must make deal with a changing sports world and the traditions that he holds so dearly. When his "Tony D'Amato" cries, so does the audience. When he is frustrated at the team's loss, the audience feels that frustration. When he experiences joy, that feeling is shared by all.
If Stone hadn't had such a mixed track record of hits and misses, an Oscar might be on Pacino's shelf, for he surely deserved one for this film.
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