Rotten
The movie gets lots of things right, yet it fumbles key facets so badly that you simply can't christen it the gridiron version of 'His Girl Friday'.
David Fear, Time Out
Leatherheads
If Love Is a Game, Who'll Make the First Pass?
2008 · 1h 54m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
George Clooney
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Leatherheads
Overview
A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war hero and college all star is tempted into playing professional football. Everyone see the chance to make some big money, but when a reporter digs up some dirt on the war hero... everyone could lose out.
Director and cast
- George Clooney Director
- George Clooney as Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly
- Renée Zellweger as Lexie Littleton
- John Krasinski as Carter Rutherford
- Wayne Duvall as Coach Frank Ferguson
- Stephen Root as Suds
- Jonathan Pryce as CC Frazier
- Jack Thompson as Harvey
- Max Casella as Mack Steiner
- Matt Bushell as Curly
- Nick Paonessa as Zoom
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Leatherheads is a romp with some great chemistry between the leads and enough laughs and surprises to keep you entertained.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
Tragically, Leatherheads is just OK, though the film may well find an audience among those eager for a little diversion, what with the nostalgia factor and the George Clooney factor.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Maybe the film loses a little steam as it rolls along, but it is still puffing and tooting as Clooney and Zellweger ride off into the sunset.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Rotten
There's a jaunty score by Randy Newman, and Clooney, as always, has charm to burn, but here, he's off his game.
Joanne Kaufman, Wall Street Journal
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