Underdog

It is the all-time super hero dilemma...the secret identity. In this case, the problem is solved by shrinking an old college sweater and jamming it over a dog's head.

This is a great family film, complete with couplets and Polly Purebred's inability to see that Shoeshine is indeed Underdog. I'm sure it is a great walk down memory lane for certain American generations, and those of us who were born much too late to watch the cartoon will like it as well.

I found the film enjoyable and, (from the view point of never actually having watched the cartoon series), the theme song catchy. The animation was believable and Jason Lee did a great job for Shoeshine's voice.

The villian, Dr. Simon Barsinister, was played well by Peter Dinklage. Patrick Warburton, (playing, "Cad"), is humorous, and the role of the troubled child, Jack Unger, (played by, Alex Neuberger), done convincingly. In short, the acting was quite decent and this is a great movie to take the kids to.

I give it the O.A.M.R. of two stars.