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2007, USA

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Actors:

Jason Lee		Underdog
Peter Dinklage		Dr. Simon Barsinister
James Belushi		Dan Unger
Patrick Warburton		Cad
Alex Neuberger		Jack Unger
Taylor Momsen		Molly
John Slattery		Mayor
Amy Adams		Polly
Brad Garrett		Riff Raff
Samantha Bee		Principal
Timothy Crowe		Police Chief
Larry Vigus		Security Guard
Mario Mariani		Police Officer
Bates Wilder		Cop
Alexander Garde		Small Boy

Directors:

Frederik Du Chau |

Certification:

Ireland:PG | UK:U | Canada:G | Singapore:PG | Germany:6 ... show all

IMDB Rating:

4.00 out of 10 (4790 votes)

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Storyline

Taglines:	1: One Nation, Under Dog. 2: Have no fear. 3: There's no need to fear. Underdog is here.
Plot Summary:	A bomb-sniffing beagle is fired from the mayor's office for a faux pas. That night a mad scientist dognaps him and injects him with an elixir. The dog escapes, but now has superpowers. He's adopted by a security guard - an ex-cop, who's a widower with a moody teen son, Jack. The boy discovers that the dog, named Shoeshine by dad, has super powers, but it's their little secret. While Underdog saves people in distress, the mad scientist and his underling continue their plot to catch him and take over the city. There's also a girl Jack likes who has a dog that Shoeshine takes a shine to. Will every dog have his day?
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Underdog movie review

posted on 19 June 2008

“Underdog” opens with a glimpse of the cartoon hit of the 1960s, which is a dangerous proposition. Why give audiences a peek at what they once loved only to turn it into a live-action bastardization they couldn’t possibly recognize?

A disgraced police beagle, Shoeshine (Voiced by Jason Lee) has been picked up by the evil Simon Bar Sinister (Peter Dinklage) for a special experiment using enhanced DNA on dogs. Managing to escape after being doused with a special potion, Shoeshine finds his way into the home of young Jack (Alex Neuberger), who enjoys the newfound company. Now blessed with super powers, Shoeshine becomes Underdog, looking to stop crime, woo Polly Purebred (Amy Adams), and thwart Sinister’s new plans to rule the city.

“Underdog” comes from the limited-imagination school of “Garfield,” taking a adored animated creation and turning it into a bizarre live-action situation where the purity of the source material is fogged up by the technology of the update. That said, “Underdog” is not nearly as painful as the lasagna-loving feline, but the senseless nature of the whole endeavor stinks up the film quickly. “Underdog” is one property that didn’t need the CG overhaul.

Director Frederik Du Chau, who was last seen killing family entertainment with “Racing Stripes,” shows much more filmmaking restraint with “Underdog.” He’s respectful to the source material to a certain point, making ample room for Underdog’s feats of heroism. The picture is actually an origin tale, with the flying canine getting used to his powers for much of the picture, leaving the door wide open for a sequel that should take more advantage of what the “Underdog” world has to offer.

It’s the performances that ruin the simplistic entertainment value of a dog fighting crime. As much as I adore Jason Lee, his raspy yapping never takes a rest during the whole damn film. The character provides a running commentary to best dumb down the plot for youngsters and to endlessly joke around. Apparently, the idea of a beagle in a red sweater fighting diminutive Peter Dinklage wasn’t enough to power the laugh department, so we have our hero cracking wise about everyday dog problems like eating vomit or poop.

Speaking of Dinklage, he’s the real horror story of “Underdog.” Genetically unable to play camp, Dinklage embarrasses himself as Sinister, hoping to conjure an animated interpretation of cartoon evil, but stopping the movie cold with every wooden moment onscreen.

Sticking to the basics of Underdog taking to the skies to save humanity, and the film isn’t all that bad. Once back on the ground, the picture gets old quick. Like “Garfield,” there’s no reason for the film to exist at all, but if the producers get a crack at a sequel, let’s hope they give the dog a bigger bone to chew on.