Review of Leatherheads (2008) by Ryan R — 04 Jul 2012
What starts out as a sports comedy about the early days of the formation of a professional football league in the US soon turns into a romance slash screwball comedy, mostly thanks to Zellweger's usual "woman ahead of her times" character.
While she is trying to uncover the truth about a young player's war hero story, her and Clooney are getting closer. That's sometimes witty, sometimes silly and most of the times a bit too stereotype-laden.
The sports aspect gets mostly neglected in the middle section, except for the constant back and forth about the war hero story. In the end we do get a game of underdogs vs. favorites, with the expected outcome, but as someone who considers American football to be the most boring sports on the planet, it's hard to get excited about it.
This review of Leatherheads (2008) was written by Ryan R on 04 Jul 2012.
Leatherheads has generally received mixed reviews.
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