With a pair of major NFL-themed releases, America’s biggest sports league is taking aim at the NBA’s Christmas crown
Christmas is an NBA holiday, but this year theis taking aim. Besides two tasty Christmas Eve games, the league has a pair of films coming down the chimney that will rival any Hallmark TV feature for sentimentality.
Also premiering Christmas Day is All Madden, the much-anticipated Fox TV documentary on the American icon. Like American Underdog, this too is a nostalgia trip, a chance to spend 75 minutes with a genuine character who’s been fairly reclusive since his 2008 retirement.
Besides the understated title, there isn’t much to quibble with American Underdog. If that hero’s journey sometimes feels like a faith walk, it’s because the Warners make no secret of their profound Christian belief. In another film, the religiosity might feel heavy handed. But in this one, you can’t say it isn’t earned given how miraculously things turned out for Warner, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who might well be the best undrafted player, if not the greatest Cinderella story in sports.
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