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Stars: Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin, Hayden Zaller, Ser’Darius Blain, Dennis Quaid, Chance Kelly, Simeon Castle, Bruce McGill, Adam Baldwin, Cindy Hogan, Nicholas Harris, Steven Chester Prince, Dean Denton, Kevin Downes | Written by Jon Erwin, David Aaron Cohen, Jon Gunn | Directed by Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
Who doesn’t love a good sports movie? Or a life-affirming feel-good film? And what’s better than a feel-good sports drama? Nothing much really. But what if that film is based on a true story, making it even more uplifting? Good god, it’s enough to make a grown man cry.
American Underdog fulfils all those qualities and more, telling the inspirational true story of Kurt Warner (Zachary Levi) and the years of challenges and setbacks that could have derailed his aspirations to become an NFL player – but just when his dreams seemed all but out of reach, it is only with the support of his wife,...
Who doesn’t love a good sports movie? Or a life-affirming feel-good film? And what’s better than a feel-good sports drama? Nothing much really. But what if that film is based on a true story, making it even more uplifting? Good god, it’s enough to make a grown man cry.
American Underdog fulfils all those qualities and more, telling the inspirational true story of Kurt Warner (Zachary Levi) and the years of challenges and setbacks that could have derailed his aspirations to become an NFL player – but just when his dreams seemed all but out of reach, it is only with the support of his wife,...
- 5/18/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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American Underdog Review — American Underdog (2021) Film Review, a movie directed by Andrew Erwin and Jon Erwin and starring Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin, Hayden Zaller, Ser’Darius Blain, Dennis Quaid, Chance Kelly, Bruce McGill, Adam Baldwin, Cindy Hogan, Steven Chester Prince, Dean Denton, Kevin Downes, Cora Wilkerson, Morgana Shaw, Danny Vinson and Andrea Cohen. The [...]
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Continue reading: Film Review: American Underdog (2021): The Erwin Brothers’ Latest Movie Will Keep Audiences Interested Throughout...
- 12/25/2021
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
"How did you survive it?" "Almost didn't..." Bleecker Street has debuted the first official trailer for an indie drama titled Brian Banks, the latest from director Tom Shadyac, his first feature since making Evan Almighty in 2007. This premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival last year, and just played at the Cleveland Film Festival earlier this month. The controversial film, based on a true story, is about a 16 year old football player who All-American high school football star who finds his life upended when he is wrongly convicted of a crime he didn’t commit, sent to prison after going through the broken legal system. Aldis Hodge stars as the titular Brian Banks, with a cast including Greg Kinnear, Melanie Liburd, Tiffany Dupont, Sherri Shepherd, Matt Battaglia, Xosha Roquemore, Dorian Missick, and Dean Denton. This looks an upsetting, poignant film lead by the very talented Aldis Hodge. Here's the first...
- 4/24/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Stars: Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kathy Bates, John Carroll Lynch, Thomas Mann, Dean Denton, Kim Dickens, William Sadler, W. Earl Brown, David Furr, Jason Davis, Josh Caras, David Born, Brian F. Durkin, Kaley Wheless | Written by John Fusco | Directed by John Lee Hancock
The Highwaymen – not to be confused with the Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Kris Krisoffsten country supergroup – stars Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson as Frank Hamer and Maney Gault, respectively and is directed by John Lee Hancock in what is the latest release from streaming giant Netflix. However, much like the bulk of originals that drop out of nowhere from said streaming platform, The Highwaymen is a flat and drastically reduced emotionally resonating character debacle that has no life or energy in its bloated 132 minutes running time.
Sam Mendes’ Road to Perdition or Michael Mann’s Public Enemies this is most certainly not. Sadly, Hancock’s film...
The Highwaymen – not to be confused with the Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Kris Krisoffsten country supergroup – stars Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson as Frank Hamer and Maney Gault, respectively and is directed by John Lee Hancock in what is the latest release from streaming giant Netflix. However, much like the bulk of originals that drop out of nowhere from said streaming platform, The Highwaymen is a flat and drastically reduced emotionally resonating character debacle that has no life or energy in its bloated 132 minutes running time.
Sam Mendes’ Road to Perdition or Michael Mann’s Public Enemies this is most certainly not. Sadly, Hancock’s film...
- 4/3/2019
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
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