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Movie Profile
Down and Derby
2005 ยท United States -
As a child, Phil Davis (Greg Germann) was able to outrun, outjump and outhit anyone in his class, until a kid from California, Ace Montana (Marc Raymond), moved into town. Ever since then, Ace has been number one and Phil number two. Even in the cul-de-sac where the four childhood friends and rivals (Montana, Davis, Blaine Moosman (Robert Costanzo) and "Big Jimmy" Scaldoni (Perry Anzilotti) live, the Montana's mailbox is #1, and the Davis' mailbox is #2. After a basketball game where Phil's son's team loses to Ace's son's team, Phil realizes that the Davis family's second-place status has passed on to the next generation.
Genres:
Comedy, Family
Release date:
2005-04-15
External links:
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Rotten Tomatoes
12 Critic reviews
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Houston Chronicle
July 28, 2005 read full article
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Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
It's all about these fathers and how crazy they are.
April 18, 2005 read full article
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Joe Leydon
Variety
Typical for this type of family-skewing comedy, performances vacillate between engagingly broad and annoyingly overstated.
April 15, 2005 read full article
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Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
A cute family feature about the competitive little boy in every dad.
April 15, 2005 read full article
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Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter
Crammed with charmless characters and/or hammy performances.
April 15, 2005 read full article
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Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
Down and Derby has the look and feel of something that might turn up on a cable channel devoted to 'family-friendly' entertainment, where it might find a greater audience.
April 15, 2005 read full article
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Michael Booth
Denver Post
Down and Derby is amusing enough to make a bit of money at the box office and become a shelf-stable DVD for years to come.
April 15, 2005 read full article
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Kevin Crust
Los Angeles Times
The cartoonish movie might have made for a funny half-hour short or sitcom pilot but runs out of track well before its conclusion.
April 14, 2005 read full article
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Kathy Cano Murillo
Arizona Republic
Like a snow cone with no syrup, Down and Derby leaves us high and dry in the moral-of-the-story department.
April 14, 2005 read full article
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Nancy Churnin
Dallas Morning News
It should be required viewing for moms and dads tempted to write their children's essays, create Power Point presentations for their science projects and build their Pinewood Derby cars.
April 14, 2005 read full article
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Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Down and Derby is a benign but good-hearted family comedy that offers a gender-switch on stage moms: derby dads.
April 14, 2005 read full article
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Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An amiable, albeit somewhat lame family film.
April 14, 2005 read full article
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