An old football coach, who did a great job in his training, has been turned down, after replacing a talented and successful quarterback player from the final game, in order to give it to another one who has no experience in the field, as he also seeks to gain fame and celebrity.
Stone's blend of mayhem and sensuality-which doesn't shy away from the eroticism of athletes-is a refreshing alternative to the solemnity of most sports dramas.
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.