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Wild and outrageous, Any Given Sunday gives the viewer a glimpse into an athletic world not too far from the real thing. While some of the scenes were a little too over the top, it proved to be a very enjoyable experience. As a major football fan, I was disappointed in the fact the NFL did not allow Stone to use their logos and stadiums. Oh well, I seemed to enjoy the fictional league even better, even if some of the team uniforms were a dreadful. Jamie Fox portrayed Willie Beamon perfectly, epitomizing the selfish athlete with a cultured ease. While the speed of Beamon's rise proved to be a little too quick, the message in the rise and fall of stardom was more poignant than anything.

There's no way this film has ever been anything less than a 10. From the first time I watched it in 1999 to tonight in 2019. Pacino is amazing, the script and direction is amazing. Soundtrack amazing. Supporting cast (Diaz, ll cool j, foxx, woods, modine, mcginley, etc etc etc) amazing. And the speech, if you don't know it even without having seen the film then you are neither a sports or motivational speech fan

Do any of the other reviewers that gave this film a 7 or higher rating realize this whole movie takes place in 3 weeks? THREE WEEKS. Willie only wins 2 of 3 games and somehow is the new face of football after the second game, (which is his first win) then becomes a spokesman for a protein powder, releases a rap album, and is featured on an espn type talk show and gets an ego large enough to take on veteran teammates AND his coach.....after 3 games. THREE. Entertaining but completely impossible.