User Reviews

This may be the best film I have seen this year. A film that is good for viewing multiple times for the many great moments and a soundtrack that delivers in those moments. Zach Levi delivers a heartwarming film in the Inspirational True Story category; telling the story of Kurt Warner's rise to football glory in the Rams Super Bowl win. The directing duo the Erwin Brothers directed a proverbial movie touchdown, complete with blue anamorphic lens flares (shot on anamorphic). I also liked their other inspirational sports film titled Woodlawn with the star of Rudy, Sean Astin. American Underdog is the hero's journey of football, to go from grocery store bagger after graduating college to NFL MVP. The portrayal of Hyvee supermarket was accurate, I can attest from living in Iowa. I can imagine Kurt Warner throwing a supermarket item for a superbowl touchdown. What a treat his co-workers must have had to see him toss things on the shelf, of course gently. Practice makes perfect as they say. What's incredible is that this story is all true. As The Great Han Solo would say "It's true, All of it." The casting of characters was terrific! There are many standouts, the blind son is one of them in an absolutely brilliant performance! Also very good were a couple standout scenes where a character may be facing difficulty and looking for mentorship, and the scene where Kurt throws an interception and the Coach Mike Martz portrayed by Chance Kelly delivers in my opinion the performance of a lifetime. The coach gets on the phone and tells Kurt that he knows he was ready to be quarterback, and he pushed him and challenged him because he had to know. And he said "you are ready". A nice touch to the film is the directors also mixed in some real video at the end of the Super Bowl win, and Kurt Warner's NFL Hall of Fame induction where Kurt points up with both hands and says "Thankyou Jesus." I give it 10 out of 10 stars, a very moving film.

It’s a great story to make into a movie. The acting is great. The problem with the movie, though, is that there is more emphasis on the romance than on football, which disappointed me. It felt rushed at the end when they showed lots of the week 1 game but only about 2 minutes of the super bowl.

Put your politics aside. This is a particularly good movie that was inspiring and made you feel good after watching it. I wish there were more movies like this. I have much more respect for the Warners and their family. Kurt and Brenda are true winners.

Critics on here are once again, useless. My name is ____ , I insert my ideologies into everything. I'm incapable of reviewing from a neutral stand point. Did that woman just say God? The nerve! Just like all legacy media, legacy media reviews can screw off. Watch this movie if you like sports. Watch this movie.

A narrative resource used ad nauseam, but who can refuse? Because who doesn't love an underdog? Especially when his story is real. I'll be clear, there's nothing special here. Not at all, but I found it competent within its own modesty. Of course I think this story will perhaps resonate more in the U.S. and with fans of the sport this story revolves around, but as far as it goes, even with its more than notable flaws, it accomplishes what it sets out to do and I have to give it credit for that transparency.

A heart warming story about (what appears to be) a genuinely good person(s). However, the dialog alone drags the film below the 5 threshold. A safe film for watching with your kids. About as edgy as store brand Vanilla ice cream. Oh, and Dennis Quaid is in it. Why? Because of course he is.

Evangelical Christian pablum. Surprised it wasn't titled "Jesus Take the Snap".

More family-oriented movies are needed. Films like this should be supported. Football is just a game. Life is what matters, and this is more a movie about life than it is football.

Really enjoyed this movie! Twice as good as I thought it would be. It wasn't non-stop football - story was also about the times in between football opportunities (namely his relationship with Brenda). I wiped tears away more than once. Also a few good humorous moments enjoyed theater-wide. Overall quality life-inspiring film. Main actor and actress and all coaches did a great job. Highly recommend.

A very warmhearted story of a devoted family man who was able to follow his passion and achieve his dream. Ignore all the nonsense about this was some hidden religious movie. It's a true portrayal of Kurt's actual life and the way he chose to live it. Everybody loves a good underdog story. THUMBS UP

It's sad so many critics put they own nonsense politics over doing their job - reviewing movies. Sorry religion upsets you, get over it.

This was secretly a Christian movie. I like to know what I'm getting into. The quarterback plays a tough game, and his hair is still perfect, not a drop of sweat on him, never once out of breath in the entire movie. The daughter is invisible, with all the movie's attention directed to the son. They took a good story and made a cringe-worthy movie full of cliches, traditional gender roles, and utterly fake characters, which is ironic considering it based on a true story. Perhaps worst of all is not a single curse word. Football players don't talk trash at all. "Go get 'em, Tiger" is the kind of dialog throughout this movie.

The story of a simple man with a simple dream of playing in the biggest stage an athlete may desire. A story that teaches us that it is OK to dream and not let go of hope. I enjoyed this movie a lot.

A timely movie about keeping hope alive during hard times. Football was just the frosting on top - action sequences were some of the best I've seen and made me feel like I was right there. I am also pretty critical about films, and this is one of the very rare times I couldn't find much to nitpick. A great time for the whole family. We should support more films like this.