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Given Sunday (VHS)
Starring:
Al Pacino
Dennis Quaid
Jamie Foxx
Cameron Diaz
James Woods
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Given Sunday - A Universe Review
First, let me say, I'm not
a football fan. However, I am a fan of Al Pacino and Oliver Stone movies.
This one I found a bit disappointing. The movie bounces in and out of different
characters' lives making it difficult to latch onto the plot near the beginning.
This bouncing effect also made some of the characters appear a bit under
developed. For example, Jamie Foxx's role as the backup quarterback - it
was difficult to believe his "sudden transformation" without getting a
better view of what he was personally feeling.
Don't misunderstand me, there
is plenty of action (as well as nudity and swearing - beware the faint-hearted).
Once I got into the plot, and had no distractions so I could follow the
plot, it was quite good and the final ending was a surprise twist (if
a bit unbelievable in the field of sports where money seems to rule these
days). Warning - you have to let the "credits" begin to see this twist.
This one never made it to
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