My All American

Name: My All American
Director: Angelo Pizzo
Released: 2015

Synopsis

Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.

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Chicago Sun-Times
In the spirit of so many films created for the small screen, My All American works way too hard to make sure our heartstrings are pulled — and actually yanked hard from start to finish.
60
Arizona Republic
The movie is much like its hero, Freddie — straightforward, sweet, hard-working and predictable.
50
Slant Magazine
All of the film's nuances are ultimately negated by the its relentless canonization of its subject.
50
Washington Post
My All American plays like an extended highlights reel, not a movie.
50
Boston Globe
Angelo Pizzo knows inspirational sports drama. As the writer of “Hoosiers” and “Rudy,” Pizzo has made a career out of mining the genre and its themes of underdog determination and locker-room brotherhood. But he’s overmatched in his directing debut, the well-intentioned football biopic My All American.
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The A.V. Club
Move over, "Rudy." Hit the showers, "Brian’s Song." There’s a new tearjerking true story of gridiron triumph, one that combines those male-weepie favorites in a way no focus group could possibly resist.
25
San Francisco Chronicle
Every key plot turn is telegraphed at least twice, just in case you missed it the first time. Every emotional moment in the movie is foreshadowed a few beats in advance by the manipulative musical score.
25
RogerEbert.com
My All American offers viewers a thoroughly shameless hero piece.