Irresistible underdog story

Rating: 8/10 (1 June 2012)

Underdog stories usually tend to be a bit formulaic, but this movie mocks the whole underdog cliché by just going completely over the top. Everything about this movie is retardedly implausible, and that's pretty much where all its charm seems to come from. Well, not all its charm, because Simon Pegg definitely deserves some credit as well. He does the same schtick he already did in "Shaun Of The Dead" (even the love subplot is eerily similar), but there's nothing wrong with not changing a winning team. A good underdog movie always has you cheering for the anti-hero, and this one drags out its finale so long that the obligatory corny euphoric moment lasts for roughly twenty minutes. Just picture the decisive homerun from "Major League" or the winning touchdown from "Remember the Titans", this movie's entire third act feels like that. Not the definitive sports comedy, but undoubtebly one of the funniest.