American Underdog
The second film featuring an underdog backed by Dick Vermeil after Invincible (2006) about Vince Papale, a Philadelphia Eagles walk-on wide receiver while Vermeil was Eagles head coach.,Many of the characters spoke in a southern accent. Iowan's don't talk like that. They are distinctively Midwestern.,Kurt Warner: Do what you can do, till you can do what you want to do?,Features The NFL on CBS (1956),Wink
Written by Tom Shapiro (as Thomas Shapiro), Bob DiPiero
Performed by Neal McCoy
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing,As a huge NFL fan, I had heard of Warner, but had no clue about his story. This is clearly one of the best real-life underdog stories. The directing was decent, but the writing was a little slow and stale. It needed more action and suspense, and less happy-go-lucky vibes. The 112 min runtime and slow pacing really made the film feel dragged out. The casting and performances were spot-on and convincing, and although a fan of Zachary Levi (especially in Shazam!), I think his overly happy and smiling demeanor was too much to play Warner's character. I kept expecting to hear him yell Shazam! Nevertheless, he acted his heart out, as did Anna Paquin. Still, an amazing and emotional story (have the tissues nearby) and I'm really glad I watched it. It's a well deserved 8/10 from me.,