Underdog

Watch: Underdog

8/3/20071h 22m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ NO NEED TO FEAR.. UNDERDOG IS HERE! ~

Overview:

A lab accident gives a beagle named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog eventually shares with the young boy who becomes his owner and friend.

Director:

Frederik Du Chau

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$25,000,000.00

Revenue:

$65,270,477.00

Key words:

experiment
flying
police
superhero
secret lab
invention
loss of powers
dog
super power
duringcreditsstinger
research laboratory

Cast

Jason Lee

~ as ~

Shoeshine / Underdog (voice)

Jim Belushi

~ as ~

Dan Unger

Patrick Warburton

~ as ~

Cad

John Slattery

~ as ~

Mayor

Peter Dinklage

~ as ~

Dr. Simon Barsinister

Brad Garrett

~ as ~

Riff Raff (voice)

Taylor Momsen

~ as ~

Molly

Amy Adams

~ as ~

Polly Purebred (voice)

Alex Neuberger

~ as ~

Jack Unger

Larry Vigus

~ as ~

Security Guard

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 4 year(s) ago
5
Begins well, but soon deteriotiates into a disappointment - culminating with an incredibly forced 'gag reel' in the end credits.

'Underdog' means well and is, in all honesty, a harmless 81 minute film. As touched on, it does start off fairly promisingly. I liked how Peter Dinklage and Patrick Warburton were introduced, while the set up for the dog isn't as bad as it could've been. It does other decent things, like the effects for Underdog are solid and the quippy, rhyme-filled dialogue for him actually, somehow, works.

However, it ultimately suffers from tedious story creation and execution. As the film goes on, I felt less and less interested in the premise and also nonplussed about the superhero dog - the gimmick wears off quick, even for what is a short production. The end shebang is also very boring.

I can't say I disliked this majorly, to be fair. It's just a poor and forgettable 2007 film from Disney.