Any Given Sunday
An old football coach, who did a great job in his training, has been turned down, after replacing a talented and successful quarterback player from the final game, in order to give it to another one who has no experience in the field, as he also seeks to gain fame and celebrity.
6 August 1951, Akron, Ohio, USA
July 10 in Sodus, New York, USA
28 January 1972, Miami, Florida, USA
7 April 1965, Newark, New Jersey, USA
16 December 1949, USA
5 October 1937, Crossett, Arkansas, USA
13 February 1969, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4 October 1923, Wilmette, Illinois, USA
15 September 1972, Miami, Florida, USA
7 December 1973, Alexander City, Alabama, USA
22 February 1975, Miami, Florida, USA
29 December 1984, New York City, New York, USA
January 26, 2009
...it's hard to tell if Stone was making a serious sports movie here or a parody of a sports movie.
August 22, 2008
Hit and miss, certainly, but intense stuff.
July 23, 2007
You'd have to be a very undiscriminating football die-hard to get anything out of it.
September 17, 2014
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.
January 01, 2000
We're reminded that very little movie material is original until actors transform it from cliches into particulars.
September 27, 2014
A richly composed and well acted ensemble piece...
January 01, 2000
Most interesting are images of dangerous play as the players themselves see it.
June 24, 2006
A meathead burlesque.
February 10, 2009
Stone isn't interested in merely bashing modern football: Any Given Sunday looks at the best and worst of the sport. [Blu-ray]
March 19, 2002
Choc-a-bloc with manly blather about sacrifice and honour and rugged individuals pulling together for the greater glory of the team.
January 01, 2000
Big, bold, brash and occasionally brilliant.
August 22, 2008
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.
