Great Movie!! Great story!! I highly suggest watching
More a love story than a sports story. Extremely cheesy. Just watch Rudy, far less cheese.
So we're just going to forget that he went and played for the Amsterdam Admirals??? He didn't go to the rams after arena football... Other than that good movie also about his life which is incredible
I like Zachary Levi, but this felt like a Hallmark movie. It was far too cheesy. As a football fan (and a film fan), this was a disappointment.
Nice sport movie, simple, straight, inspirational
Really enjoyed this film. Well worth a watch
What a truly lovely film. I am a sucker for sports melodramas and this is probably the best I have seen in a long time.
This ticked all the boxes and was a pleasure to spend the time in their presence.
No real surprises but for those unaware of the story, and I’m not a big football fan, it kept you not just focused on Warners progress but on the family and the impact of striving to be a top sportsman. By no means a perfect film, made for TV really but worth a watch.
A lovely matinee film for a Sunday afternoon. Enjoy
This movie made me shed a tear and all lol great movie
Very good, wife and I loved it.
I'm not a football fan but this was a great watch! The fact that it's based on a true story made it even better!
"Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, until you can do what you want to do."
Kurt Warner had some great highlights back in the day. I had no idea that he played Arena Football but that does make sense. I think more players could benefit from training in a fast paced arena. Also, people complaining that it is a faith based movie probably don't realize that they are devout christians and it is a big part of who they are. That being said, the movie felt cheap and the football scenes were weak.
American Underdog is a biopic fashioned in the same thread as Rudy (1993), a Sean Astin vehicle with an iconic score by Jerry Goldsmith. Rudy is undeniable sentimental but an arousing film about the underdog that reduced many grown men to cry. American Underdog aims in the same direction, but swerves by distractions and weaker focus.
On the surface, the film has recipes for a good film -- high production value and two Hollywood leads, Zachary Levi and Holly Hu... I mean Anna Paquin. But the story is just too watered down and spends much of its svelte 112 minutes running time on the relationship. It helps that Levi and Paquin embody their roles with precision, but they are not given much to work with.
Made by Christian filmmakers, Andrew Erwin and Jon Erwin, the film looks very competent. Football scenes are well choreographed and everything looks authentic. Their screenplay is aided by a veteran sports screenplay writer David Aaron Cohen of Friday Night Lights TV series. But it plays too safe, as to avoid offending non-Christians and Christians audiences alike. American Underdog is as Christian as Amy Grant's Heart in Motion.
Despite the tagline, "life made him an underdog", the story doesn't convincingly paint his struggles, beyond to-be-expected insurmountable odds that every athletes face. And in regards to the second tag line "faith made him a champion", I recall only one or two very quickie scenes.
After wrapping up the story of Kurt and Brenda, American Underdog never quite returns to its initial trajectory. The last 30 minutes of the film speeds up with recreation of Kurt's first year as an NFL player. But that never quite adds up to anything substantial. In the end, this film is a romance film at heart that showcases how nice of a guy Kurt Warner is.
Film 50 (Goal: 300) of 2024
I seem to be in the minority but I loved this. The football scenes are fantastic, though they are limited. And while the film is heavy on the off the field scenes, I was drawn to the struggle of Kurt Warner. I've always like Zachary Levi, and while he doesn't have anything immense to work with, he does very well in the role. Dennis Quaid's appearance is very limited but he brings added life to his portions of the film. Chance Kelly also stood out, but it feels his story with Warner is missing a pivotal scene or two.
Overall as we lead up to another Superbowl, this was excellent viewing.
:heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart: - American Underdog film made me cry. This film made me realise how blessed I am to be here to watch this masterpiece.
My rating system works:
10:heart:- Masterpiece :100:
9:heart:- Excellent
8:heart: - Amazing :ok_hand:
7:heart:- Great :sun_with_face:
6:heart: - Good :thumbsup:
5:heart: - Average :head_bandage:
4:heart: - Bad but watchable :octagonal_sign:
3:heart: - Bad :sob:
2:rage:- Awful :face_vomiting:
1:face_with_symbols_over_mouth: - Bull Shit
Outstanding story, decent movie. Cheesy hallmark style for a lot of it, but still enjoyable. Levi and Paquin are good, Zaller is outstanding.
A bit surprising to focus on his first NFL start as the culmination and completely gloss over the super bowl, but I still enjoyed it overall. 6.5
Entertaining and well done, but there are a million movies like this one.
His Rams Super Bowl season was rushed, it should've been longer. Other than that, it was a decent movie.
Great movie! Hard to find good movies about football or even NFL. And this one is true!
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This is a fantastic feel good movie. BUT it's more of a love story than anything. Great date movie.