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Well Made As It Is, 'Leatherheads' Doesn't Have Anything to Say About Anythingnew
Coming from a guy like Clooney, who has recently starred in Michael Clayton and Syriana and directed Good Night, and Good Luck, that lack of substance is a little unexpected and disappointing.
Tags: George Clooney, Leatherheads
George Clooney's Football Folliesnew
With its speak-easies and patina of easy Roaring Twenties corruption, its bungling cops and daring hijinks, romantic rivalry and slinky moments of seduction, Leatherheads delivers two solid hours of old-fashioned entertainment.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
04-18-2008 |
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Fumblenew
Say what you will about George Clooney as an actor: As a director, he clearly has balls. Vintage leather balls, in fact.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
04-17-2008 |
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Tags: George Clooney, Leatherheads
'Leatherheads' is Clooney's First Failure as a Directornew
The earnest but dull Leatherheads is a good-looking but boring fictional film about the rise of professional football in the 1920s, and everybody looks lost in it.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-10-2008 |
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Tags: George Clooney, Leatherheads
George Clooney Tackles Preglory Gridironnew
For the two hours it takes to watch it, Leatherheads is rarely less than very promising -- and also rarely more.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
04-04-2008 |
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Tags: George Clooney, Leatherheads
I Might Be in Love with George Clooneynew
Set when professional football consisted of little more than "miners and farmers and shell-shocked veterans" beating each other up in turnip fields, Clooney's Leatherheads continues the star/director's steady march back through time.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
04-03-2008 |
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Tags: George Clooney, Leatherheads
Renee Zellwegger Poster Girl for Period Piecesnew
Although Renee Zellwegger is perhaps best known for playing modern Brit Bridget Jones, she hasn't portrayed a contemporary American character for six years.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
03-28-2008 |
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