Any Given Sunday Reviews

Full Review | Original Score: B

Stone isn't interested in merely bashing modern football: Any Given Sunday looks at the best and worst of the sport. [Blu-ray]

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Hit and miss, certainly, but intense stuff.

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A meathead burlesque.

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Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

This isn't the best film by Oliver Stone, but it is a first-rate job nonetheless.

Full Review | Original Score: B+

Any Given Sunday doesn't disappoint from an acting standpoint; with a cast like this it could hardly miss.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

A solidly-acted action-drama hybrid whose cartoonish asides largely undermine the greater subtext.

Full Review | Original Score: B-

The cast does an impressive job.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

...the movie remains watchable if only for Pacino's amazing performance and the action-packed football sequences.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

Amidst all the drama, there are comedic moments, such as the Sharks' version of the self-congratulatory end zone dance the Dirty Bird, the metal-vs.-rap locker room debate and the loose crocodile in the shower.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Offers an energetic look at this gladiatorial sport.

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| Original Score: 3.5/5

A flawed yet riveting journey into the heart of a corrupt America.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Despite the film's multifarious faults, which also include a truly rotten cameo from Stone himself as a sports commentator, there can be no argument that this is one of the most visually exciting experiences you will have this year...

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

Any Given Sunday may fall on its face a few times during the game, but wouldn't you rather watch a team going recklessly for the touchdown than playing safely for time?

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The perfect film for anyone in search of transient thrills.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Every sports fan should see this film. It's an eye opener.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5

It appears there is something that Oliver Stone does take seriously, besides Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories, and that is football.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10

We're reminded that very little movie material is original until actors transform it from cliches into particulars.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

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It's super revved up, high-intensity tedium all right, but tedium nonetheless.

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