Little Giants (1994): Dir: Dwayne Dunham / Cast: Rick Moranis, Ed O'Neill, Shawna Waldron, Sam Horrigan, Devon Sawa: Recycled comedy about the smaller factor that achieves certain victory or acknowledgment. It is one of the countless rip-offs of The Bad News Bears. Misfit football team go through odd training so that they may challenge and defeat the team that rejected them. Puh-lease! Can anyone sense the bile? Rick Moranis plays the typical widowed father who brought his daughter up on sports and doesn't know how to approach her from a feminine standpoint. Ed O'Neill plays his rival brother in a variation of his Married...With Children role. They compete and eventually arrive at the predicted outcome. Shawna Waldron plays Moranis's daughter who can handle herself against the tough male competition. She tries out the feminine outlook but will realize that kicking butt on the football field is her thing. The worst performance goes unfortunately to Sam Horrigan who plays the embarrassing secret weapon player Spike who is a moron who speaks in the first person. Waldron will obviously send him flying on the field. This is also an early appearance of Devon Sawa. Dwayne Dunham does fine directing with a few visual elements but the film reworks tired themes such as teamwork and friendship that seem distant in this dying genre. Score: 3 ½ / 10

Mostly, "Little Giants" is the average movie in which against all odds a ragtag team takes on the big guys (others in this vein include "The Mighty Ducks" and "The Big Green"). But I thought that in the end, it did come out slightly more interesting than the average such flick (maybe because of what happens at the very end). Maybe Rick Moranis ("Ghostbusters") and Ed O'Neill ("Married...with Children") in the roles improve the quality.You can probably guess which scenes were my favorites when I was ten years old. Nowadays, I wouldn't go out of my way to watch this movie. One of the reasons that the Irish movie "The War of the Buttons" was so good is that the two sides were equally matched. Anyway, OK in a pinch.

I've seen a lot of sports movies since I've lived on this planet, and this just happens to be one of my favorites.Like I've said in one of my other reviews, I don't really like football, but this is an instant classic. I can say this because I saw this when I was at least 8 or 9 years old and loved it! There are many memorable moments in the movie, and everyone from kids to adults can enjoy this.The only complaint I have is that they show it on ABC Family sometimes, and for some reason, they edit a lot of it out... and some of the edits actually make the movie work... if you can, stay away from that version.Aside from that, this is a 10 out of 10.

this movie, despite the predictableness of it, is a wonderful movie for anyone, whether it be family or friends, Little Giants is a great showing of perseverance, and determination. give it a shot, who knows maybe after seeing this movie, rick moranis might not be a loser to you... highly doubtful on account that he plays a loser in the movie but still, focus on the kid actors in it and the message they try to get across. there are very many hilarious parts in this movie if you pay attention. the comedic timing proves to make this movie what it is. in short, Little Giants is a terrific movie that everyone should see, and enjoy.