Leatherheads (2008) Rank 2 Reviews

Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)

The first truly heartbreaking disappointment of the movie year...too drowsy for its own good, less an homage and more a terribly slowed-down retread of some screwball tropes. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)

Metromix.com (Matt Pais)

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. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Metromix.com (Matt Pais)

Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)

The back-and-forth zing is what saves Leatherheads from being terminally dull. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)

MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan)

Let's get it over with: George Clooney is a sexy man. He's got good looks, charm, suave sophistication and tremendous talent to boot. Unfortunately, those indelible qualities get the ball running but can't help "Leatherheads" during the end game. It ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan)

Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)

If the real NFL had started off this tired, we'd be spending our Sundays watching jai alai. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)

Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)

Leatherheads is as trifling as Clooney's second movie (Good Night and Good Luck) was significant, but that's okay. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)

CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)

As a star Clooney is in his element, but as a director he's strained. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)

HollywoodChicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

The film's disjointedness would be acceptable except that it causes inconsistency with its overall pace and rhythm. Aside from some momentum snares and trite turns, though, Leatherheads succeeds in the entertainment department. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at HollywoodChicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

Movies for Guys (Mack Guffin)

George Clooney directed this comedy about 1920s football. Itâ��s also a homage to 1930s screwball comedy, with George Clooney and Renee Zellweger doing a Cary Grant/Katherine Hepburn imitation. Clooney plays Dodge, a professional in the ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Movies for Guys (Mack Guffin)

Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)

You canâ��t read one of Clooneyâ��s endless People profiles without hearing the Cary Grant comparison, but here, heâ��s all Gable â�� same rakishness and stubble and tanned-leather basso profundo. Nearing 50, heâ��s still almost improbably puckish, but th ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)

ReelzChannel.com (Jeff Otto)

George Clooney's football origin comedy starts strong but loses steam before reaching the end zone. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at ReelzChannel.com (Jeff Otto)

MovieMaze.de (Dimitrios Athanassiou)

Sport kann mitunter "Mord" sein. Man braucht Helden und pfiffige Reporter, um dem Spiel wieder Leben einzuhauchen. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at MovieMaze.de (Dimitrios Athanassiou)

Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Director-star George Clooney (Good Night and Good Luck, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) wanted to make a solid screwball comedy like they made them back in the 1920s and 1930s, and while some of that style does make it into Leatherheads, the lackadaisica ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)

Incorrectly marketed as a rom-com, Leatherheads starts well but runs out of steam about halfway through, though it's still worth seeing for the performances and Clooney's Coen-esque direction. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)

Sky Movies (Tim Evans)

By the final touchdown, there is enough to like and - let's face it - we'll always take time out for twinkly-eyed George. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Sky Movies (Tim Evans)

BBC (Laura Bushell)

It's good-looking, good-natured and sophisticated, but Leatherheads can't choose between football biopic or screwball romance. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at BBC (Laura Bushell)

Total Film (Rob James)

Is it a romantic comedy? A sporting history lesson? A homage to Howard Hawks? It�s all three. Not the touchdown we expected after Good Night, And Good Luck, but still enough style, sophistication and movie-love to save Clooney from a kicking. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Total Film (Rob James)

Austin Chronicle (Kimberly Jones)

It's awfully agreeable -- so why doesn�t it entirely work? ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Austin Chronicle (Kimberly Jones)

PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)

In 1925, U.S. professional football is an afterthought, a game played by â��boys who refuse to grow up.â�� The real, exciting and popular action, according to Leatherheads, is college football. While crowds cheer wildly at stadiums built for the teams at ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)

Film Journal International (Rex Roberts)

As a director, George Clooney keeps moving further back in time, from the 1960s (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind), to the 1950s (Good Night, and Good Luck), to the 1920s. Leatherheads, a romantic scrimmage involving a couple of footballers and their Girl ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Film Journal International (Rex Roberts)

Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)

For something that was pitched as a screwball comedy, Leatherheads is kind of lumbering, unwieldy, and awkward. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)

Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)

It breezes along without a care, dropping off a few puffball jokes now and then, just for fun. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)

EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)

Though choppy, only mildly entertaining, and not really witty, Clooney's sports comedy deserves credit for its courageous effort to recreate Hollywood's suave screwball and newspaper comedies made by Cukor, Hawks, and Preston Sturges. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)

CBC.ca Arts (Jason McBride)

Leatherheads does the exact opposite: taking a forgotten time period and making a film thatâ��s equally as forgettable. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at CBC.ca Arts (Jason McBride)

Channel 4 Film (Leigh Singer)

An amiable, good looking if largely inconsequential comedy that coasts on its stars' charms. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Channel 4 Film (Leigh Singer)

Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)

Despite being so false and slight, the movie entertains. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)

Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)

The story wants to be madcap and freewheeling, but it doesn't quite take flight. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)

NewsBlaze (Kam Williams)

A pleasant period piece harking back to days of yore, but one so superficial that it's likely to be forgotten by the time you file up the aisle. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at NewsBlaze (Kam Williams)

Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)

Tragically, Leatherheads is just OK, though the film may well find an audience among those eager for a little diversion, what with the nostalgia factor and the George Clooney factor. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)

Screen International

Clooney's considerable profile should give Leatherheads a solid opening weekend and domestic run. But despite his amiable public persona, the actor/director has a relatively spotty domestic commercial record with comedy (2003's Intolerable Cruelty pulled ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Screen International

Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)

George Clooney has directed a couple of very fine films â�� namely Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Good Night and Good Luck. Unfortunately, "Leatherheads" cannot be added to that list. It's not a bad film, and it definitely hosts moments of spark and ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Garrett Conti)

"Leatherheads" is bound to capture the attention of rabid football fans looking for a fix before the NFL draft kicks off later this month. But they would be wise to stay out of the stadium if they're seeking a flick based solely on the ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Garrett Conti)

Time Out New York (David Fear)

Ah, how we miss the days of screwball comedies, when romance lived or died depending on the bite of your banter. Most attempts to resurrect the genre fall flat, yet hope springs eternal: If anybody was capable of plausibly pulling this Lazarus act off, ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Time Out New York (David Fear)

Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)

George Clooney's third directorial effort has neither the snap of a screwball comedy nor the excitement of a gridiron film. He and leading lady Renee Zellweger have the right look for a movie set in 1925, as they did for such period pieces as "Oh ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)

The Onion A.V. Club

A film almost satisfyingly filled with small amusements, Leatherheads gets its biggest laugh out of the way early on. Playing a war hero turned college-football star, John Krasinski scores an impressive touchdown to the approval of cheering crowds and ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at The Onion A.V. Club

Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)

Whatever possessed George Clooney to make a comedy about professional football circa 1925, an era when professional football, at least as we know it now, barely existed? It's hard to imagine who, if anyone, could care about such a subject. And yet the ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)

Village Voice

My point is simply that Clooney makes us expect the best of him each and every time out, and Leatherheads is a good deal less than that. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Village Voice

Tiscali UK

George Clooney has made few missteps in his career to date. Each time he's donned a new hat, whether it be a writer's one or a director's, they've all suited his handsome looks equally well. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Tiscali UK

National Public Radio (Bob Mondello)

There are some nice fistfights, some cute byplay between the stars and a football game on a muddy field that looks like it must've been murder to film. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at National Public Radio (Bob Mondello)

Variety

Itâ��s always been hard to interest modern moviegoers in the early days of even the most popular sports -- â��A League of Their Ownâ�� seems the well-liked anomaly in the field -- and Clooney goes about it here by giving a â��20s story a â��30s feel a la ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Variety

Film Monthly (Hank Yuloff)

But Clooney is still one of the most watchable actors around. Don't miss this one on cable. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Film Monthly (Hank Yuloff)

Lee's Movie Info (Craig Younkin)

As a director, Clooney brings a fun, airy tone to the movie, which almost makes up for the screenplay's near complete lack of jokes. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Lee's Movie Info (Craig Younkin)

World Socialist Web Site

Whether the movie will open doors for Clooney in Hollywood is questionable. Were any really closed? It will not help his reputation for artistic integrity and seriousness. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at World Socialist Web Site

CNN Showbiz (Tom Charity)

Shot in muted, muddy browns and with a jaunty ragtime score by Randy Newman, "Leatherheads" is artfully constructed but tediously self-conscious. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at CNN Showbiz (Tom Charity)

Film Snobs (Stephen Himes)

Clooney tries to Flags of Our Fathers if directed by Preston Sturges. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Film Snobs (Stephen Himes)

Box Office Prophets

Leatherheads possesses an appreciable charm and nostalgia, but I'll probably forget about it within a month of writing this review. And to be fair, I think I'd feel the same even if it had come out 70 years ago. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Box Office Prophets

CineScene.com (Chris Knipp)

This is a trivial diversion, but George Clooney has fun with it and so can we (though it could have been a little shorter). Not everything he does has to be as important as Good Night, and Good Luck, nor all his roles as painful as the one in Syriana. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at CineScene.com (Chris Knipp)

Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)

There are only three soldiers with lines in this movie. One is a fraud, another is bribed into lying, and the third one is stupid. With films like this and The Good German, it appears that George Clooney is attracted to movies that make the U. S. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)

Blackfilm.com

If only the rest of the script measured up to their inspired exchanges, the movie might have added up to something more memorable than a momentary diversion. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Blackfilm.com

KyleSmithOnline.com (Kyle Smith)

Leatherheads is like going to a football game and watching the players bring desks and paperwork onto the field. How boring is this movie? I've been more entertained by halftime shows. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at KyleSmithOnline.com (Kyle Smith)

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)

The flirtatious banter is often clever, but 'Leatherheads' demonstrates that writing alone wasn't responsible for the head-spinning irresistibility of Howard Hawks' 'Twentieth Century' and 'His Girl Friday,' to cite two screwball-masterpiece influences. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)

eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)

It seems as if the MPAA unfairly upped a clear "PG" movie into a "PG-13". But adding numbers can't even the score on the edge that Leatherheads lacks in the sharpness of its humor delivery and the hits on the field. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)

TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)

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. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)

MightyGanesha.com (Diva Velez)

Falling short as a romantic comedy, Clooney would have done far better to keep Leatherheads trained onto the raucous, rambunctious beginnings of pro football, which are nearly the only laughs to be had. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at MightyGanesha.com (Diva Velez)

Can Magazine (Fred Topel)

George Clooney may be the best actor/director of all time. I happen to have liked all of Mel Gibson's films, and probably more than half of Clint Eastwood's (don't ever forget he did Absolute Power and True Crime), but Clooney has really done something ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Can Magazine (Fred Topel)

Toronto Star (Peter Howell)

George Clooney's million-dollar smile blazes even when he's covered head-to-toe in mud. This has its ups and downs, much like the football that is the nominal focus of Leatherheads, a weak throwback to the screwball comedies of the '30s and ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)

Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)

Tragically, â��Leatherheadsâ�� is just OK, though the film may well find an audience among those eager for a little diversion, what with the nostalgia factor and the George Clooney factor. Clooney, who directs and stars, has what it takes to pull off the ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)

National Post

There's an old Rodney Dangerfield line: "I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out." I thought of it when Leatherheads swung past the 90-minute mark and the last 25 minutes of the film were taken up with a full-on football match ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at National Post

San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)

"Leatherheads" is not that good a movie, and yet it would be hard to enjoy saying anything nasty about it. Imagine a really nice, jolly, genial person with a mild, intermittent hygiene problem. This movie is a little like that. It exudes goodwill and ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)

Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)

From the sepia-toned Universal logo to the big-band soundtrack and even the slapstick speakeasy brawl, George Clooney's Leatherheads is a larky throwback to the breakneck screwballs of Frank Capra and Preston Sturges. Problem is, it isn't breakneck ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)

Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)

Tragically, Leatherheads is just OK, though the film may well find an audience among those eager for a little diversion, what with the nostalgia factor and the George Clooney factor. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)

The Globe and Mail

Nothing seems more natural than for George Clooney, an actor who has often been considered a throwback to the era of Cary Grant and Clark Gable, to star in a traditional screwball comedy. As a director, Clooney also has shown a penchant for period ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at The Globe and Mail

Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)

George Clooney has directed a couple of very fine films- Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Good Night & Good Luck. Unfortunately, Leatherheads cannot be added to that list. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)

Slate (Dana Stevens)

Leatherheads (Universal), George Clooney's third outing as a director and the first in which he plays a starring role, has everything going for it on paper. Setting a screwball comedy against the backdrop of the emergence of professional football in the ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Slate (Dana Stevens)

Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)

It's the equivalent of a busted play, with the players scrambling in different directions, making any kind of forward progress nearly impossible. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)

Boston Herald (James Verniere)

â��Leatherheads,â�� I am sorry to relate, is more like â��Dunderheads.â�� A short time ago, George Clooney, director and star of this retro-screwball comedy set in the post-World-War-I Prohibition era that gave birth to speak-easies and professional footb ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Boston Herald (James Verniere)

Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)

It fumbles -- early -- and never really gets back in the game. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)

New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)

It's easy to see what Clooney's going for, but hard to understand the choices he makes. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)

Jam! Movies (Kevin Williamson)

Clooney can't quite decide what he wants to make. A retro screwball comedy? A romance? A rough-and-tumble underdogs farce? A parable about how we invent our heroes? ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Jam! Movies (Kevin Williamson)

San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)

Leatherheads is not that good a movie, and yet it would be hard to enjoy saying anything nasty about it. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)

TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)

Director and star George Clooney's game attempt to capture the high-spirited silliness of classic screwball comedies falls flat, in large part because Duncan Brantley and Rick Reilly's screenplay lacks sparkle. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)

Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

Comes across as a pale period piece, an imitation enamored of energy and enthusiasm, but failing to generate either. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

TIME Magazine (Richard Schickel)

I never saw the Canton Bulldogs or the Decatur Staleys play professional football. I don't care what anyone thinks; I'm not that old. But I did grow up in Wisconsin, where the last of the small town teams, the Green Bay Packers, claimed my childish heart ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at TIME Magazine (Richard Schickel)

Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)

Leatherheads a comedy of stock setups and kooky digressions in which nothing really comes to a head, and running at close to two hours, it lacks the essential brevity of the form. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)

Time Out London (David Fear)

Itâ��s a tall order but when Zellweger tries to attain motormouth velocity, the pace falls three beats behind and everyone else scrambles to regain lost ground. In another comedy, sheâ��d be a weak link. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Time Out London (David Fear)

One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)

In this old-time football saga Coach Clooney gets sacked...succeeds neither as a paean to the rambunctious game of the old days nor as homage to the great screwball comedies. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)

Lessons of Darkness (Nick Schager)

A 1920s football saga that blends rusty screwball comedy and perfunctory romance under a period piece veneer. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Lessons of Darkness (Nick Schager)

MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)

I don't want to be a wet blanket, boys, but here's the skinny: Unless it's raw Clooney-ness you seek (and that cup of Vitalis runneth over), or unless you think Zellweger's gams are the cat's meow, then scram before you upchuck. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)

Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)

Reproducing a period-piece screwball comedy for a modern audience turns out to be one playful, self-deprecating wink too many for [Clooney]. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Loses by a few touchdowns. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)

A well-meaning movie fatally dazzled by the very nostalgia it's drowning in. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)

Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)

There are some films that set you to pondering. What is the meaning of life? What is my role in the human comedy? The question that LEATHERHEADS inspires is much less esoteric. During the bumpy homage to IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, HIS GIRL FRIDAY, and MEET ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)

Empire Magazine [UK]

On paper it looks like a gem â�� roaring 20s setting, verbal fireworks and a silly sport in its rude infancy. In practice, it's way off the pace, far too slow for its screwball pretensions and the kind of film that confuses pastiche with period detail. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]

Tucson Weekly (Bob Grimm)

Clooney's third movie as director is his weakest. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Tucson Weekly (Bob Grimm)

MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)

Leatherheads shoots for the Frank Capra/Howard Hawks goal posts but instead winds up getting bogged down midfield. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)

Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)

Gorgeous to look at, but difficult to sit through as it quickly loses its momentum and fizzles quietly into nothingness. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)

Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)

After making an impressive directorial debut with 2002â��s â��Confessions of a Dangerous Mindâ�� and following it up with the near-masterpiece that was 2005â��s â��Good Night, and Good Luck,â�� George Clooney fumbles with â��Leatherheads.â�� Talk about a ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)

FilmJudge (David Mercier)

It pushes aside the one character it should actually be about, and rather drifts between the romantic subplots and a strange commentary on the process of football's professionalisation. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at FilmJudge (David Mercier)

New York Times (A.O. Scott)

Leatherheads labors so strenuously to approximate some of the old screwball spirit of the �30s and �40s that it winds up in traction. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)

Denton Record Chronicle (TX) (Boo Allen)

Disappointing effort that relies on slapstick and other cliches of the genre. And it goes on way too long. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Denton Record Chronicle (TX) (Boo Allen)

Bullz-Eye.com

When â��Leatherheadsâ�� was yanked from its December release schedule at the end of last year, the studio already had an excuse lined up. Director/co-star George Clooney had just been involved in a motorcycle accident and would no longer be able to promot ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Bullz-Eye.com

Film Freak Central

George Clooney's Leatherheads is a lifeless, desperate-feeling vacuum that arrives without much reason for being other than to underscore that the Coen Brothers' Intolerable Cruelty was pretty underestimated as an attempt to revive the screwball farce. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Film Freak Central

Detroit News (Adam Graham)

No one's saying George Clooney isn't a dashing fellow. But his charm and affability only go so far in Leatherheads. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Detroit News (Adam Graham)

Wall Street Journal (Joanne Kaufman)

Here is all I know about football: I know not to bother my husband when the Giants are playing. Actually, the first and last game I ever sat through, during freshman year in college, taught me one other thing -- that timing is everything. When the ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Wall Street Journal (Joanne Kaufman)

The Hollywood Reporter

Disappointing period football comedy laterals too often without a clear goal in mind. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at The Hollywood Reporter

The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)

Occasionally, just occasionally, George Clooney is allowed to play comedy. He does saucer-eyed "surprise" expressions and head-waggling, violent double-takes. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)

Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)

A quiet variety of disaster--the type that attracts no cults and appears as a curiosity on a few talented folks' résumés for people to try to place in a year or so. Maybe less. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)

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