LeatherheadsOverview and Synopsis
- Leatherheads
- Opened April 4, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 54 min.
PG-13
brief strong language
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In 1925, Dodge Connolly is a charming, brash football hero who is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces a college football star to join his ragtag ranks. The captain hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country's attention. Welcome to the team Carter Rutherford, America's favorite son. A golden-boy war hero who single-handedly forced multiple German soldiers to surrender in WWI, Carter has dashing good looks and unparalleled speed on the field. This new champ is almost too good to be true, and Lexie Littleton aims to prove that's the case. A cub journalist playing in the big leagues, Lexie is a spitfire newswoman who suspects there are holes in Carter's war story. But while she digs, the two teammates start to become serious off-field rivals for her fickle affections.Read More
- Cast: George Clooney, Renée Zellweger, John Krasinski, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Gerety, Jack Thompson, Stephen Root
- Director: George Clooney
- Genres: Romantic Comedy, Period Film, Comedy, Sports Comedy
Critic Reviews
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"A light, charming, well-executed pastiche of a 1930s screwball comedy that alternates between witty repartee and (less successfully) broad slapstick. "
Los Angeles Times
- Carina Chocano
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"...it succeeds at what it sets out to be: smart-alecky, lightweight fun."
USA Today
- Claudia Puig
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"...aims only to please and proves perfectly amiable, but ultimate effect is one of much energy expended to minimal payoff."
Variety
- Todd McCarthy
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