Underdog
Year: 2007
Genre: Family, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures, Classic Media, Have No Fear Productions, Spyglass Entertainment, Maverick Films
Director: Frederik Du Chau
Cast: Jason Lee, Jim Belushi, Patrick Warburton, John Slattery, Peter Dinklage, Brad Garrett
Crew: Gary Barber (Producer), Joe Piscatella (Screenplay), Randy Edelman (Original Music Composer), Adam Rifkin (Novel), Craig A. Williams (Screenplay), David Eggby (Director of Photography)
Runtime: 82 minutes
Release: Aug 03, 2007
IMDb: 5.55/10 by 719 users
Popularity: 3
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 25,000,000
Revenue: 65,270,477

Begins well, but soon deteriotiates into a disappointment - culminating with an incredibly forced 'gag reel' in the end credits. 'Underdog' means well and is, in all honesty, a harmless 81 minute film. As touched on, it does start off fairly promisingly. I liked how Peter Dinklage and Patrick Warburton were introduced, while the set up for the dog isn't as bad as it could've been. It does other decent things, like the effects for Underdog are solid and the quippy, rhyme-filled dialogue for him actually, somehow, works. However, it ultimately suffers from tedious story creation and execution. As the film goes on, I felt less and less interested in the premise and also nonplussed about the superhero dog - the gimmick wears off quick, even for what is a short production. The end shebang is also very boring. I can't say I disliked this majorly, to be fair. It's just a poor and forgettable 2007 film from Disney.