American Underdog

Very accurate telling of an interesting, true story.

I love football, and sports movies. I appreciate good acting and accuracy in biographical movies. This one is all that.

Zach and Anna played their parts to perfection. Direction and production are top tier.

As unlikely as it may seem, they didn't embellish or white-wash this story. Anna seemed kind of butch, but I remember seeing Brenda Warner in interviews. If anything, Anna didn't reach far enough into the she-Marine persona. The only inaccuracy, if you want to call it that, was Kurt's time in the European NFL Farm League during his first year with the Rams. They skipped that part and took him directly from the Arena Football League to his winning season with the Rams. If this was a mini-series instead of a 90 minute movie, they might have covered that part.

Since this is the true story of the Rams 1999, Super Bowl winning season, there's no spoiler in saying that the victory at the end was dramatic. The way they morphed into the real footage of Kurt's Super Bowl win followed by his celebration with his team and trophy was great cinema.