my dads in this movie. :)

I'm a 49ers Fan & really enjoyed the film.

A handy alternate title would be Any Given Sports Movie, but you can’t exactly blame it for rolling up every age-old genre cliché and blending them into a highly entertaining, genre-defining epic. Not that the movie’s perfect by any means, the s... (read more) A handy alternate title would be Any Given Sports Movie, but you can’t exactly blame it for rolling up every age-old genre cliché and blending them into a highly entertaining, genre-defining epic. Not that the movie’s perfect by any means, the script consists of characters either yelling pointlessly at one another or reading their character notes aloud to no one in particular, and Cameron Diaz is a weak link in the cast. What it does have is a visceral feel, a bombastic look and tons of hyper-real sound design which I thought worked more times than it didn't, but then again I usually buy what Oliver Stone is selling. The gratuitous-but-memorable 'eye damage' scene almost seems to be daring film critics to complain the film did the same thing to them, but this film's proven so influential on the look of modern sportscasts that it's clearly been borne out by history.

Another sportsmovie, Boooooring

The editing was very questionable, but the point is that the film succeeded in it's intentions, providing an in-depth look at all the aspects of professional football. Pacino's locker room speech is also one of the greatest of all time in my mind, wi... (read more) The editing was very questionable, but the point is that the film succeeded in it's intentions, providing an in-depth look at all the aspects of professional football. Pacino's locker room speech is also one of the greatest of all time in my mind, without a doubt.

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