Any Given Sunday

Possibly the most Oliver-Stoney Oliver Stone movie to date, Pacino essentially plays the director himself, as a hard-drinking football coach who must reverse the Sharks' losing streak...

Al Pacino, comfortable and convincing as Tony D'Amato, a raspy-voiced curmudgeon, tries to coach the Miami Sharks past a losing streak and into the playoffs, and the movie surrounds him with first-rate performances.

Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday moves with the testosterone-fueled aplomb of its subjects.

Overblown visuals predominate while the superb ensemble cast play second fiddle to the editing.

...Stone handles his huge ensemblecast extremely well, getting terrific old-fashioned movie star turns from Al Pacino as a burnt-out head coach...