American Underdog is a film that I had a difficult time feeling immersed into. As a concept, the film is great! A single year starter in college has an amazing final season and has hopes for the NFL draft, but doesn't make the cut and ends up stacking groceries. We then follow his story all the way up to the point of being an NFL MVP and a super bowl champion. Unfortunately, this movie does not do this story justice. The majority of the acting was completely subpar, with many moments coming off as corny or ingenuine. And the portrayal of Warner's wife coming off very choppy, allowing little to no immersion into their relationship. The only bright spot in the acting was the portrayal of Zach, which I found to be quite good and really enjoyed.
The movie also is extremely generic, and doesn't really do anything very well. From the stereotipical initial struggles, to the "feel good" ending, it really underwhelms. I understand that this movie is based upon the true story of Kurt Warner, but it truly doesn't portray it well.
Possibly the biggest issue I have with this movie is the overplaying of the relationship between Kurt and his girlfriend/eventual wife. This subject legitimately takes up over half of the movie, and very little of it was enjoyable. It was overdone plain and simple and I didn't like it.
I did like the editing used in the final 15 minutes of the film, but that was the only bright spot in the ending. The ending seemed to collapse upon itself, leaving me feeling that the story wasn't finished. They spent so much time on the build up, that we only got to see ONE NFL game portrayed. We got to see nothing of the remainder of his NFL career, and instead got a stereotypical collage of his highlights right before the credits.
Overall, this is a movie that I don't have a desire to see again, and would only recommended this movie to someone who was looking for a football/hallmark crossover.
The movie also is extremely generic, and doesn't really do anything very well. From the stereotipical initial struggles, to the "feel good" ending, it really underwhelms. I understand that this movie is based upon the true story of Kurt Warner, but it truly doesn't portray it well.
Possibly the biggest issue I have with this movie is the overplaying of the relationship between Kurt and his girlfriend/eventual wife. This subject legitimately takes up over half of the movie, and very little of it was enjoyable. It was overdone plain and simple and I didn't like it.
I did like the editing used in the final 15 minutes of the film, but that was the only bright spot in the ending. The ending seemed to collapse upon itself, leaving me feeling that the story wasn't finished. They spent so much time on the build up, that we only got to see ONE NFL game portrayed. We got to see nothing of the remainder of his NFL career, and instead got a stereotypical collage of his highlights right before the credits.
Overall, this is a movie that I don't have a desire to see again, and would only recommended this movie to someone who was looking for a football/hallmark crossover.