Even those who love inspirational sports films might have to flinch from "My All American" is a movie so square, conservative and humorless that it winds up playing like a brutally straight-faced "South Park" parody of gridiron schmaltz."
Overview
Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.
Director and cast
- Angelo Pizzo Director
- Aaron Eckhart as Darrell Royal
- Finn Wittrock as Freddie Steinmark
- Robin Tunney as Gloria Steinmark
- Sarah Bolger as Linda Wheeler
- Michael Reilly Burke as Fred Steinmark
- Todd Allen as Father Bomar
- Richard Kohnke as Tom Campbell
- Donny Boaz as Super Bill Bradley
- Juston Street as Street
- Mackenzie Meehan as Nurse Fuller
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Don't get me wrong; this film accurately shares a wonderful guy's all-too-short life with us. I only wish it had been delivered in a more well-rounded way.
For those looking for a sports film of basic quality and genuine narrative, "My All American" is definitively useless.
"My All American" would have done better to dig deeper in its portrayal of a man who set such a high bar for the intrinsic character of a football player. Because he's actually the kind of example the sport could really use right now.
So white bread and scrubbed clean of any edges that it plays like a Saturday matinee at the cineplex in Pleasantville.
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