It would have been interesting to see what the Coen Brothers would have made of this project. Still, "Leatherheads" has its moments and is certainly an amiable little comedy.
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04/03/08
Leatherheads (2008)
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Reviews Counted:161
Fresh:84
Rotten:77
Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: Despite a good premise and strong cast, this pro football romcom is half screwball and half fumble.
Theatrical Release:Apr 4, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $31,199,215
Synopsis: From his casual charm to his cleft chin, George Clooney has frequently drawn comparisons to an actor of another age: Cary Grant. With his third directorial effort, the Oscar winner pays homage to... [More]
Starring: George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, John Krasinski, Jonathan Pryce
Director: George Clooney
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Reviews for Leatherheads
A good-natured throwback to the days of screwball comedy, the movie is at its best away from the playing field.
04/03/08
It's surprisingly, refreshingly effective at times, and it is old-fashioned in several respects.
04/03/08
Like the 1925 ragtag professional football team it follows, this movie has more high spirits than ability to deliver.
04/03/08
The back-and-forth zing is what saves Leatherheads from being terminally dull.
04/03/08
A loving wink to the old days, when guys were fellas, people said, 'Here's the skinny,' and it was OK when entertainment didn't add up to a hill of beans.
04/03/08
George Clooney's goofy ode to the origins of professional football is nothing short of an old-fashioned screwball comedy. And a pretty good one at that.
04/03/08
If amiability equaled greatness, Leatherheads would be destined to become a classic.
04/03/08
If you have a hankering for old-style Hollywood comedy and romance, and Turner Classic Movies is on a Steve McQueen or John Wayne jag, Leatherheads offers an agreeable substitute.
04/03/08
Not bad but also so frivolous that there's nothing to grab onto and take away from it all. Leatherheads is a good-looking but misguided waste of time and effort.
04/03/08
Writers Duncan Brantley and Rick Reilly, who sold the first version of this debut script back in 1991, want to celebrate the innocence of those early days -- both pro football's and modern America's -- and the feeling that anything was possible back then.
04/03/08
There's a flatness about the whole enterprise -- like drinking champagne, but from an old house slipper.
04/03/08
Top CriticThe movie gets lots of things right, yet fumbles key facets so badly that you simply can’t christen it the gridiron version of His Girl Friday.
04/03/08
Both behind and before the camera, Clooney imbues Leatherheads with an irresistible charm and intelligence, raising it far above the average period piece.
04/03/08
The film leaves you longing for a few Hail Mary end-zone passes, while the filmmakers stick to a story that tries to pound it out with a safe, tedious ground game.
04/03/08
Top CriticIt's awfully agreeable -- so why doesn’t it entirely work?
04/03/08
Leatherheads is most on its game when it's in the game, and in the zone of Clooney's no-bull affection for the faces of his actors.
04/03/08
Top CriticIt's an enjoyable diversion.
04/03/08
Top CriticIt's the equivalent of a busted play, with the players scrambling in different directions, making any kind of forward progress nearly impossible.
04/03/08
Why does the whole thing feel sloggier than the climactic game, a near-scoreless battle waged in a lake of mud?
04/03/08
Latest News for Leatherheads
September 10, 2008:
An odd screen combo of insanely silly retro-screwball humor, the bumbling antics of a football team of attention deficit disorder, looney tunes Keystone jocks, and a smart-aleck, acid tongue reporter babe upstaging all those sweaty gents around her. 
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April 16, 2008:
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April 10, 2008:
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April 07, 2008:
WGA, George Clooney at odds over Leatherheads credit
Clooney went financial core last fall, after the WGA decided 2-1 in a credit arbitration vote that only Duncan Brantley and Rick Reilly deserved screen credit on the picture... More...
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