Release Any Given Sunday




1 release

1.1 reception
1.2 soundtrack
1.3 director s cut





release
reception

time out new york s andrew johnston wrote: s been said of films sports smaller balls equal better movies. given sunday explodes theory, , not because of incredible intensity of gridiron action. oliver stone s best movie in many years—and 1 of finest ever—looks @ world of professional football every conceivable angle, never tries definitive statement on subject. surprisingly balanced film merges stone s hyperkinetic style character-centric narrative approach reminiscent of john sayles , robert altman @ best, sunday proves powerful human drama , mtv visual pyrotechnics can coexist after all.


conversely, richard schickel time criticized story being standard , stated (a)lmost 3 hours of jitter deteriorates bravura filmmaking annoying mannerism, , given sunday ends less sum of many, interesting parts. rick groen of globe , mail wrote story (c)hoc-a-bloc manly blather sacrifice , honour , rugged individuals pulling greater glory of team. and, elaborating on many critics shared observations movie hyperkinetic , jack matthews of new york daily news states sensation blizzard of images , teeth-jarring sound effects of having our head used football.


the film received aggregated score of 51% 120 reviews on rotten tomatoes.


soundtrack

a soundtrack containing hip hop, rock , r&b music released on january 4, 2000 atlantic records. peaked @ #28 on billboard 200 , #11 on top r&b/hip-hop albums.


oliver stone wanted use music of canadian band godspeed you! black emperor , filmed scene using music, when later asked permission, band said no, stone forced redo scene without music.


film composer richard horowitz, supplied original score, published complete music film on promotional cd.


director s cut

when released home video on vhs , dvd, new director s cut oliver stone used. due packaging listing 6 minutes of unseen footage , running time of 156 minutes, many assumed theatrical cut 150 minutes, , stone had added 6 minutes of footage. in actuality, theatrical cut ran 162 minutes; 12 minutes deleted director s cut, , 6 minutes of new footage added. stone said these changes made film s pacing. differences between 2 versions discussed on imdb s entry film.








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