"Monday Night Mayhem" is a film about the early days of Monday Night Football on ABC--with a particular emphasis on Howard Cosell. One thing I noticed early on in the film is the movie's use of labels for each of the people in the film--so you'd know who someone was and their job title. I REALLY liked this and actually wish more films did this. However, while it did a great job of getting this detail right, many other details were often omitted or were left dangling so you were left a bit confused--such as when Don Meredith left the network to go work for another--but then he STILL is in the rest of the movie doing Monday Night football. Another big example is a QUICK glimpse of Cosell's godawful flop of a show "Saturday Night Live With Howard Cosell". You see him doing an episode but then hear NOTHING about it. And, for that matter, there are way too many montages--and I hate montages. Yet, despite the film's problems, there is still a lot to like. I appreciated how it tried to humanize Cosell and it did a good job in creating a nostalgic look. But, I also feel that it's a film younger folks wouldn't appreciate at all--as they have no idea who Meredith, Cosell and Keith Jackson are, nor would they appreciate what a phenomenon the show was in its day. Interesting but flawed.
Review of Monday Night Mayhem
Monday Night Mayhem
(2002 TV Movie)
Probably most enjoyable for folks my age or older.
14 September 2013