Fresh
The endearing airborne-beagle effects help to offset the formula twists.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Underdog
NO NEED TO FEAR.. UNDERDOG IS HERE!
2007 · 1h 22m · PG
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Frederik Du Chau
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 and cast
- Frederik Du Chau Director
- Jason Lee as Shoeshine / Underdog (voice)
- Peter Dinklage as Dr. Simon Barsinister
- Jim Belushi as Dan Unger
- Patrick Warburton as Cad
- Alex Neuberger as Jack Unger
- Taylor Momsen as Molly
- John Slattery as Mayor
- Larry Vigus as Sicherheitsdienst
- Amy Adams as Polly Purebred (voice)
- Frank Ridley as Sergeant
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
15%
Tomatometer
Fresh
After a lovably dopey prologue culled from the TV cartoon, this live-action adaptation gets down to the business of entertaining tweens, earnestly and nonironically.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Rotten
It's a harmless bore.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
Whatever the intent, the result is unfit for humankind.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
Rotten
The lackluster story connects the cliches but leaves the characters isolated. Underdog may have been originally created to sell cereal for General Mills, but this latest incarnation couldn't sell Frisbees at a dog park.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
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