Review of Any Given Sunday (1999) by Ben R — 09 Sep 2013

One of the most underrated realistic football movies ever! Al Pacino is brilliant as always and so is everyone else in this giant cast.

This review of Any Given Sunday (1999) was written by Ben R on 09 Sep 2013.

Any Given Sunday has generally received positive reviews.

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