Underdog
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: August 3, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
6
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67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
This digitized update, with Jason Lee as a huskier, more generic Underdog, mostly drops the doggerel, but the endearing airborne-beagle effects help to offset the formula twists. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
If you're expecting anything resembling the beloved cartoon, you'll enjoy the title sequence and nothing else. If, however, you set your expectations just low enough, or are an easily satisfied 8-year-old, you might have a bit of fun. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Made for viewers old enough to appreciate a talking pooch but too young to read or write about it. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The movie isn't nearly as bad as you would expect when the studio holds its only press screening the night before a national opening. Read full review
50
VarietyJustin Chang
Falls somewhere between stale retread and half-hearted parody of superhero-movie formulas. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyJim Ridley
Even the promising team of Peter Dinklage’s mad scientist Simon Barsinister and Patrick Warburton’s henchman Cad turns out to be a bust. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJoshua Katzman
The TV show was mildly subversive, with humor that children and adults could enjoy on different levels, but the movie strives for a blander, family-oriented middle ground. Read full review
40
Film ThreatMichael Ferraro
Regardless, what probably made the show so tolerable and popular was the fact that each episode was under a half an hour long. This movie is about 84 minutes long and gets tiresome after the first 20 minutes or so. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
The elements of the film don’t quite mesh: The villains are cartoony, but Du Chau aims for soggy family drama in his father-son story. Read full review
40
EmpireAnna Smith
Despite the talent on show, there's little to distinguish this from any other bland family comedy. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle Smith
The bite and bark of Underdog are both pretty awful, but little kids might take this pooch for a walk. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeJanice Page
Underdog! Rest assured, there is no superhero cliche left unchewed; they even manage to slide in a "Lady and the Tramp" homage while they're at it. Read full review
38
PremiereGlenn Kenny
For adults -- even adults with fond memories of the TV series -- this is one bizarre mess. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesSam Adams
Director Frederik Du Chau's big-screen Underdog has all of the cartoons' crudeness and none of their charm. It's the celluloid equivalent of sugar cereal: cheap, empty and headache-inducing. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Underdog may have been originally created to sell cereal for General Mills, but this latest incarnation couldn't sell Frisbees at a dog park. Read full review
16
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
The result is unfit for humankind. Read full review
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