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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesBill ZweckerChicago Sun-TimesBill ZweckerIn 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.
- 60Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzThe movie is much like its hero, Freddie — straightforward, sweet, hard-working and predictable.
- 50Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaSlant MagazineKenji FujishimaAll of the film's nuances are ultimately negated by the its relentless canonization of its subject.
- 50Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanMy All American plays like an extended highlights reel, not a movie.
- 50Boston GlobeTom RussoBoston GlobeTom RussoAngelo 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.
- 33The A.V. ClubA.A. DowdThe A.V. ClubA.A. DowdMove 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.
- 25San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubEvery 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.
- My All American offers viewers a thoroughly shameless hero piece.
- 25Portland OregonianJeff BakerPortland OregonianJeff BakerThere 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.