Review of Leatherheads (2008) by Andrew S — 31 Mar 2009

Seemed interesting at the beginning, but quickly became boring.

This review of Leatherheads (2008) was written by Andrew S on 31 Mar 2009.

Leatherheads has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 04 Nov 2012

Leatherhead's a comedy of stock setups and kooky digressions in which nothing really comes to a head, and running at close to two hours, it…

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Leatherheads is as trifling as Clooney’s second movie (“Good Night and Good Luck”) was significant, but that’s okay…

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By Bryan K (485) on 18 Sep 2012

Solid performance, good writing, and excellent casting! My hat off to you, Mr. Clooney…

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By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 17 Oct 2014

Too much of Leatherheads feels like studied motions, and its charms never plaster over a story that takes forever to get going, and doesn't…

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By Dan O (462) on 05 Jun 2013

Not perfect and a bit random at times, but still fun in the sense that it's the same type of movie you would have seen in the 30's or 40's…

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By Dorian G (214) on 19 Mar 2014

This movie couldn't establish what it was…

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By Jason B (1,741) on 22 Aug 2017

Fast, witty banter, a true screwball comedy. Ahead of its time, hence the poor reviews from so many cynical reviewers…

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If the likes of His Girl Friday and Ball of Fire are the standards, Leatherheads can be forgiven for falling short…

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