Review of Any Given Sunday (1999) by Carter N — 29 Jul 2008

A wee bit overblown (hey its oliver stone) but I do enjoy it.I like quaids story.

This review of Any Given Sunday (1999) was written by Carter N on 29 Jul 2008.

Any Given Sunday has generally received positive reviews.

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