Film Review – The Underdoggs

Snoop Dogg isn’t much of an actor, but his simple screen presence has certainly livened up a few movies over the years. For “The Underdoggs,” Snoop Dogg has created a lead role for himself, also co-hatching the story for the pee-wee football saga, which lifts liberally, as they all do, from the 1976 classic, “The Bad News Bears.” Once again, it’s the hardened, light-headed coach put in charge of rascally kids against his will, with underdog cinema expected to form around all the formula concocted by screenwriters Isaac Schamis and Danny Segal, who have zero interest in adding some originality, or even passable human emotions to the feature. “The Underdoggs” is woefully cliched, but it’s not without a few laughs and some dependable kids sports energy, in need of more inspired leadership, with director Charles Stone III putting in the least amount of effort to boost the endeavor’s appeal. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com