Any Given Sunday 1999

Critics score:
51 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Roger Ebert, At the Movies: We're reminded that very little movie material is original until actors transform it from cliches into particulars. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Yes, it's that kind of a movie, and if you know what you're getting into, it's unlikely you'll be bored. Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Pretentious almost to the point of silliness. Read more

Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: Any Given Sunday makes a lot of noise, but to little effect. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: In the end the movie cops out. Read more

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: Read more

Bob Longino, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A frequently entertaining, rah-rah look at pro football. Read more

Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle: Action largely undifferentiated. Read more

Steven Rosen, Denver Post: Sunday is the latest example of this year's worst movie trend, in which hyperstylist directors attempt to force their way through flawed, poorly developed stories by 'showing their stuff.' Read more

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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Choc-a-bloc with manly blather about sacrifice and honour and rugged individuals pulling together for the greater glory of the team. Read more

Jack Mathews, New York Daily News: The sensation we get from the blizzard of images and teeth-jarring sound effects is of having our head used as the football. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The film is restless to the point of distraction, and the audio is so pumped up that about a third of the dialogue is unintelligible. Read more

Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon.com: It's super revved up, high-intensity tedium all right, but tedium nonetheless. Read more

Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle: Raucous, violent, in-your-face and occasionally advancing like a punch to the belly. Read more

Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine: Almost three hours of this jitter deteriorates from bravura filmmaking to annoying mannerism, and Any Given Sunday ends up less than the sum of its many, often interesting parts. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: A meathead burlesque. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Variety: Performances are almost all shot through with electricity. Read more

J. Hoberman, Village Voice: A visual concussion. Read more

Stephen Hunter, Washington Post: Stone is at last in an arena where his penchant for overstatement is a virtue, not a defect. Read more