My All American
Clarius Entertainment | Release Date: November 13, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
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7
Negative:
8
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
Chicago Sun-TimesBill ZweckerNov 12, 2015
In the spirit of so many films created for the small screen, My All American works way too hard to make sure our heartstrings are pulled — and actually yanked hard from start to finish. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzNov 12, 2015
The movie is much like its hero, Freddie — straightforward, sweet, hard-working and predictable. Read full review
50
New York PostSara StewartNov 13, 2015
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. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTom RussoNov 12, 2015
Angelo Pizzo knows inspirational sports drama. As the writer of “Hoosiers” and “Rudy,” Pizzo has made a career out of mining the genre and its themes of underdog determination and locker-room brotherhood. But he’s overmatched in his directing debut, the well-intentioned football biopic My All American. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanNov 12, 2015
My All American plays like an extended highlights reel, not a movie. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaNov 12, 2015
All of the film's nuances are ultimately negated by the its relentless canonization of its subject. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeNov 16, 2015
Pizzo finds nearly no drama in Freddie's path from high school to college ball. Read full review
40
The GuardianJordan HoffmanNov 15, 2015
My All American is awful; but it gets points, I suppose, for at least looking professional. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Nov 11, 2015
Move over, "Rudy." Hit the showers, "Brian’s Song." There’s a new tearjerking true story of gridiron triumph, one that combines those male-weepie favorites in a way no focus group could possibly resist. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleNov 16, 2015
Strict adherence to the playbook may work in sports, but My All American shows the pitfalls of that approach with movies. Read full review
30
VarietyJoe LeydonNov 16, 2015
Based on fact but mired in cliches, My All-American pays respectful tribute to U. of Texas football legend Freddie Steinmark (1949-71) with the sort of on-the-nose sincerity that transforms biography into hagiography Read full review
25
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 17, 2015
The story bores you to tears until it takes its tragic turn. Read full review
25
Portland OregonianJeff BakerNov 13, 2015
There is nothing visually or thematically interesting about it. Nobody grows or changes. All the football coaches speak through clinched teeth, even when they're addressing 10-year-olds. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comNick AllenNov 13, 2015
My All American offers viewers a thoroughly shameless hero piece. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubNov 12, 2015
Every key plot turn is telegraphed at least twice, just in case you missed it the first time. Every emotional moment in the movie is foreshadowed a few beats in advance by the manipulative musical score. Read full review
0
TheWrapDan CallahanNov 13, 2015
This is a movie that is confident in clean living, blinkered righteousness, and manly sentimentality, and it is shamed by some brief footage of the real Freddie at the end, an actual person whose story has been diminished by this slack, dawdling, offensive film. Read full review
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