Wednesday, 24 April 2013

American gladiators


Any Given Sunday (1999)

Directed by Oliver Stone this film stars Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid and Jamie Foxx. A third choice quarter back gets his chance to start for an American football team while the owner clashes with the coach.

It can be hard for those of us outside the USA to follow the intricacies of films about American sports at times but this film does a fairly good job of translating the sport to film. The script does a good job of considering the role of sportsmen in the modern game as well as the finite and fragile nature of their careers. As with any Stone film this is a well made film but at times the camera work does get a little annoying but otherwise there is little to complain about.

5/5

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