Synopsis
The true story of Kurt Warner, who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback.
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Cast
- Zachary LeviKurt Warner
- Anna PaquinBrenda Meoni/Brenda Warner
- Hayden ZallerZack
- Ser'Darius BlainMike Hudnutt
- Dennis QuaidDick Vermeil
- Chance KellyMike Martz
- Simeon CastilleIsaac Bruce
- Bruce McGillJim Foster
- Adam BaldwinCoach Allen
- Cindy HoganSue Warner
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
American Underdog is a fitting family album for the Warners and solid, safe entertainment for the viewer. - 70
Arizona Republic
The beauty of Kurt Warner’s story is that it’s so unlikely it’s nearly impervious to clichés. The strength of American Underdog, Andrew and Jon Erwin’s film about Warner’s life in football and with his wife, Brenda, is that they realize this and let the story speak for itself. - 63
Washington Post
Co-directed by siblings and faith-based filmmakers Andrew and John Erwin, this down-the-middle crowd pleaser ultimately makes for a rousing enough portrayal of against-the-odds fortitude, pad-crunching gridiron action and good old-fashioned Midwestern decency. - 63
Movie Nation
A solid formula sports picture with a light dose of faith and some overt small town America “conservative signaling,” and a generally entertaining movie thanks to a decent lead and stellar supporting cast. - 60
TheWrap
There may be nothing new about America Underdog, but it’s still good enough, as far as non-perishable comfort food goes. - 58
The A.V. Club
Levi has a smirking quality to him that sometimes reads as if he can’t believe he’s starring in this crap. He is credible as a clean-cut, all-American boy, however, and he and Paquin work as an onscreen couple. In fact, some of their banter is kind of cute. The supporting cast has its charms as well. - 50
IndieWire
Like so many of the faith-based biopics that have helped turn the genre into a flyover-state phenomenon, American Underdog is sustained by a vaguely fetishistic enthusiasm for its subject’s hardships. - 40
Austin Chronicle
While Levi gives you someone to genuinely root for, once the movie reaches Warner’s debut game for the Rams in 1999, all nuance goes out the window as you’re pounded into semi-hysterical submission to cheer for a proverbial win for the gipper.
