Any Given Sunday 1999

When a devastating hit knocks a professional football legend and quarterback Cap Rooney out of the game a young unknown thirdstringer is called in to replace him. Having ridden the bench for years because of a string of bad luck stories and perhaps insufficient character Willie Beaman seizes what may be his last chance and lights up the field with a raw display of athletic prowess. His stunning performance over several games is so outstanding and fresh it seems to augur a new era in the history of this Miami franchise and forces aging coach Tony DAmato to reevaluate his timetested values and strategies and begin to confront the fact that the game as well as postmodern life may be passing him by. Adding to the pressure on DAmato to win at any cost is the aggressive young PresidentCoowner of the team Christina Pagniacci now coming into her own after her fathers death. Christinas driving desire to prove herself in a male dominated world is intensified by her focus on the...

Review

Let me start by saying that i dont like or even understand american football and i personally think it does not come close to soccer but with this film it did not matter a jot. Oliver Stone had directed a film here that crosses all bounderies. You dont have to like the sport or understand it to appreciate how brilliant this film is. It is shot so well it makes you fell you are in the game and as for the soundtrack well that just adds to a mesmerising showpiece. Stars such as Al Pacino Dennis QuaidJames Woods and Cameron Diaz star but for me the real Star of this film is James Foxx who plays the Quaterback who begins to believe his own hype but ultimately understands that it the team that matters. One of the test of a good film is that if you start to look at the clock throughout the film is usually means its not good this film lasted 2 and a half hours and i never looked at the time. Brilliant. 9 out of 10.