Review of Leatherheads (2008) by Amrit M — 21 Aug 2009

In spite of the big stars this movie was very unimpressive... Waste Of my time ... A bit funny, but still lame... Sigh!!!

This review of Leatherheads (2008) was written by Amrit M on 21 Aug 2009.

Leatherheads has generally received mixed reviews.

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Washington Post (9,851) on 25 Nov 2012

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Good old fashioned romance comedy draped in the early days of football. Cast and director are in fine form. On Blu-Ray…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for Variety (12,700) on 25 Apr 2016

Arch and funny in equal measure, this looks like a theatrical non-starter that Clooney fans and football devotees might be tempted to check…

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By Shawn Levy (1,238) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 18 Sep 2012

Football, they say, is a game of inches, and so can be moviemaking, and Leatherheads is a completely charming film that comes a few inches…

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By Aaron M (1,334) on 14 Nov 2012

I know what kind of humor Clooney was going for in this film, but for me it just didn't work. I thought this was rather dull…

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By Marcianne Miller (52) for Bold Life (Hendersonville, NC) (39) on 23 Aug 2018

Is Leatherheads a retro screwball comedy? A patriotic tribute? A sliver of sports history? It's all those things and more…

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By Ryan S (2,401) on 08 Jan 2013

I can't say there was anything 'wrong' with this movie. Relaxing, calm paced, semi-clean (aside from overuse of GD), overall enjoyable…

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By Falconium (1) on 30 Aug 2019

Did anyone get that the ending of the movie defied the rules of football and was a total sham…

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