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Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Video-Reviewmaster.com (Steve Crum) Video-Reviewmaster.com (Steve Crum)
It is about as close as we will ever get to, say, Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell--in rapid fire wordplay. And the words, by Brantley and Reilly, connect fast and witty. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Video-Reviewmaster.com (Steve Crum)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for E! Online (Chris Farnsworth) E! Online (Chris Farnsworth)
A good-natured throwback to the days of screwball comedy, the movie is at its best away from the playing field. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at E! Online (Chris Farnsworth)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton) Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)
Clooney and gang turn this intelligent sports comedy into a fun and enjoyable escapade. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray) About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Actor/director/producer/humanitarian/Oscar-winner/all-around Hollywood good-guy George Clooney brings the bygone days of screwball comedies back to life on the big screen with Leatherheads, co-starring Renee Zellweger and Jim from The Office (aka John ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf) BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf)
Executed with a fizzy bang that Clooney pulls off with a prohibition stupor and some knee-slapping generosity; the man knows how to stage a bar fight and a game of verbal chess with the best of them. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten) Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
A credible evocation of screwball comedies. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas) ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
A deeply satisfying and entertaining film that will appeal just as much to guys as their ladies. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell) filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
hangs so close to films produced during a forgotten age that audiences who don't recall how quick-witted screwball comedies used to be might not fully appreciate it (or even care to). ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for The King's Room (Paul Perkins) The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
I am not a big sport fans esp football i have seen only a couple of football games in my 35 years of living. But i have seen a lot of sports movies some were good and some were bad. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski) efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Like his first two directorial efforts, “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” and “Good Night, and Good Luck,” George Clooney’s “Leatherheads” is a period film that comments on the media and popular culture that simultaneously evokes a long-gong ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski) efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
"Leatherheads" is a profoundly unprofound film that really doesn't have anything on its mind other than to give audiences a couple of hours of giggly fun. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Brian Orndorf) eFilmCritic.com (Brian Orndorf)
George Clooney has not only proven himself to be one of the most charismatic actors working today, but he’s become something of a versatile director as well. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Orndorf)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Pete Hammond) Boxoffice Magazine (Pete Hammond)
Without anything else on its mind but to entertain, Leatherheads throws the equivalent of a cinematic touchdown. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Pete Hammond)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond) Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)
A comic winner set against the beginning of pro football in 1925, Leatherheads is first-class movie entertainment in the tradition of 1973’s The Sting. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig) USA Today (Claudia Puig)
The football saga Leatherheads, a nimble throwback to the screwball comedies of the 1930s, meets its goal. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Christianity Today (Russ Breimeier) Christianity Today (Russ Breimeier)
It juggles too many elements--sports, romance, slapstick, Capra-esque cinema--and doesn't do justice to any of them. But the film is brimming with nostalgia and charm. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Christianity Today (Russ Breimeier)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Rafer Guzman) Newsday (Rafer Guzman)
Both behind and before the camera, Clooney imbues Leatherheads with an irresistible charm and intelligence, raising it far above the average period piece. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Newsday (Rafer Guzman)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman) Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
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. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito) Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
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. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice) Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
It's surprisingly, refreshingly effective at times, and it is old-fashioned in several respects. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelTalk (Adam J. Hakari) ReelTalk (Adam J. Hakari)
Much like the "athletes" it depicts, Leatherheads doesn't always have its act together. It's a little rough around the edges and could've used a rewrite or two to shave off some of the thematic fat. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at ReelTalk (Adam J. Hakari)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe Boston Globe
George Clooney wins frequent comparisons to Clark Gable and Cary Grant. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Boston Globe
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt) St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
For the first hour, "Leatherheads" is a motor-mouthed romantic comedy that pays affectionate tribute to "His Girl Friday" and other verbally dexterous comedies of the '30s and '40s (the movie is set in 1926, but never mind). ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means) Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Leatherheads has its charms - most of them Clooney's, as he again embodies the definition of manliness: The guy other guys want to be, and women want to be with. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown) Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)
Clooney and the cast manage to nose across the goal line with a winning score. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine) KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
There's no screwball in football, but there's plenty of football in this screwball comedy. George Clooney's Leatherheads is, appropriately enough, a real kick -- a return to the jaunty, wisecracking romps of the '30s and '40s. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (John P. McCarthy) ReelTalk Movie Reviews (John P. McCarthy)
The flimsy headgear worn by football players in the 1920s provided little protection from injury. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at ReelTalk Movie Reviews (John P. McCarthy)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Kansas City Star (David Frese) Kansas City Star (David Frese)
"Zellweger's Lexie isn't some silly sexpot or spoiled simp; she's a thoroughly modern moll. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Kansas City Star (David Frese)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Jim Emerson) Chicago Sun-Times (Jim Emerson)
Film fans used to speculate about whether Clooney could become the Cary Grant of our time, and now we know he's our Clark Gable and William Holden and Dean Martin, too. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Jim Emerson)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss) Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Artificial as Leatherheads sometimes gets, it's grounded in modern screen naturalism. As in all of Clooney's directing efforts, there's also an ethical seriousness at its core. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner) Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
The principle that seems to be guiding George Clooney's choice of films to be in and/or direct is, "make 'em laugh or make 'em think. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)) St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Just when you think, 'Enough already on the sliding-in-the-mud jokes,' Leatherheads tosses up a great joke that is the cinematic equivalent of a Hail Mary pass that sends the home team to victory. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinematical (James Rocchi) Cinematical (James Rocchi)
"Screwball comedy" implies a certain snap and rotation -- a velocity to the gags and a vector to the plot -- but the people who made Leatherheads don't quite have the strength of arm or skew of angle to make Leatherheads truly screwball ... ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Cinematical (James Rocchi)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig) USA Today (Claudia Puig)
More amiable than witty and relying heavily on the likability and charm of its lead actors, Leatherheads scores more points as a retro romantic comedy than a football saga. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin) Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
It may surprise some moviegoers that Leatherheads, a fictional telling of the early days of professional football, was directed by George Clooney. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond Times-Dispatch
George Clooney's football comedy "Leatherheads" catches the ball in the end zone and streaks down the sideline, untouched. And then, for no reason at all, it fumbles the ball on the 10 yard line. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Richmond Times-Dispatch
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson) Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Ever the jokester, Clooney doesn't rely on his writers to come up with all the funny stuff. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers) Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
He belongs to two churches — film and football — and George Clooney worships at both in Leatherheads, a scrappy debate on the rules we live by disguised as a screwball comedy. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli) ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
There's a rule in Hollywood: spring is for baseball films; fall is for football films. It's a time-honored tradition that makes sense when one considers the seasonal popularity of the sports, but Leatherheads flouts it. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle) WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
a madcap romp full of laughs and verbal gymnastics, but the movie becomes too serious towards the end ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for About.com (Rebecca Murray) About.com (Rebecca Murray)
The real high points of the movie are the verbal sparring matches between Clooney and Zellweger, and Clooney, Zellweger & Krasinski. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at About.com (Rebecca Murray)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow) Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
No director-star in movies has a better gut understanding of the Great American Circus and the lost glamour of masculine heroism than George Clooney. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for Beliefnet (Nell Minow) Beliefnet (Nell Minow)
Like the 1925 ragtag professional football team it follows, this movie has more high spirits than ability to deliver. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Beliefnet (Nell Minow)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer) Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
Even in a middling comedy such as this one, which he also directed, he's alarmingly ardent. Clooney is relying on the tremendous audience rapport he's built up over the years, and he's right to do so. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider) EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
A loopy Roaring Twenties screwball comedy, executed with confidence. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano) Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
Clooney and Zellweger radiate intelligence and seem to take pleasure in each other's mental agility. Even when the lines are less than spectacular, the spark between the two actors is knowing and playful. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner) Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
The amusement level may not make for a sold out arena nor raise you to your feet in excitement but it has its moments of mirth and pizazz. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Bill Gibron) PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
You've got to give Clooney credit for trying, especially when most of Leatherheads is a jaunty, jazz age dream. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The New York Sun (Ruth Graham) The New York Sun (Ruth Graham)
The "Leatherheads" script, written 16 years ago by Duncan Brantley and Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly, does lack zip in some places, which is no small problem in a film whose comedic ancestors were bursting with wit. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at The New York Sun (Ruth Graham)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Associated Press (David Germain) Associated Press (David Germain)
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. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Associated Press (David Germain)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt) Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
George Clooney's "Leatherheads" is a movie you want to like. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Moviepie.com Moviepie.com
Listen, doll, here's the skinny on this picture: it's good, but it ain't great. It's got a whole lot o' rat-a-tat-tat dialogue comin' fast and furious like a sailor on shore leave, but it's sayin' a lot without sayin' much. Funny? Sure. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Moviepie.com
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Parent Previews Parent Previews
It's 1925 and the concept of professional football is sputtering along like an ill-running Model T. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Parent Previews
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.net Comingsoon.net
It's hard to imagine that a mere eighty years ago professional sports as we know them didn't exist. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Comingsoon.net
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (A.O. Scott) The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
In the good old days, around 1925, according to “Leatherheads,” professional football was a lot more fun, a rough, ragged enterprise, untrammeled by corporate influence and unconstrained by rules and regulations. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson) Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)
There's a subtlety to the filmmaking that's a refreshing change from the numbing obviousness of movies geared to the teen demo. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith) Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
In the wake of "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day," we have yet another screwball comedy. And this one, while it has its problems, isn't so bad, either. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold) Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
Most of the gags work, but the shtick is overdone and Clooney finally runs out of charming reactions to the world's abuse. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford) Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
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. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens) FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)
To call something a screwball comedy instead of just a comedy is to add an extra level of farcical expectations all too easy to not meet. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for Onion AV Club (Keith Phipps) Onion AV Club (Keith Phipps)
If amiability equaled greatness, Leatherheads would be destined to become a classic. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Onion AV Club (Keith Phipps)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The Seattle Times (Moira Macdonald) The Seattle Times (Moira Macdonald)
You can't accuse George Clooney of being stuck in a rut. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at The Seattle Times (Moira Macdonald)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer) Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
When a film stars three people you adore and still falters, the instinct is to blame the director. But that's tricky when the director is one of the people you adore. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald) Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Leatherheads is no disaster, but it leaves you wanting both less and more. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf) Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
With George Clooney and Renee Zellweger as stars, “Letherheads” has to have at least some entertainment to offer, and there is special interest since Clooney is directing. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ Data ShowBIZ Data
Leatherheads, studio publicists have said, is intended to be a kind of throwback to those movies of the '40s and '50s called "screwball comedies. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at ShowBIZ Data
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff) San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
Oh brother, George, where art thou going with this? ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Box Office Mojo (Scott Holleran) Box Office Mojo (Scott Holleran)
Leatherheads is Hollywood's latest George Clooney vehicle, supposedly a comedy about a football team in 1925. But Leatherheads is actually an unfocused, overloaded and self-indulgent mess. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Box Office Mojo (Scott Holleran)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Premiere Magazine (Ryan Stewart) Premiere Magazine (Ryan Stewart)
Leatherheads isn't poorly made, but it's easy, hang-back material from a director who's already proven himself up for a challenge, and that's hard to accept. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Premiere Magazine (Ryan Stewart)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan) Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
It wouldn't be at all accurate to say that I disliked <EM>Leatherheads</EM>; I simply found myself kind of stunned that all the good stuff didn't somehow add up to more. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mind kids-in-mind
An enterprising professional football player (George Clooney) hires a college football star (John Krasinski) to give a much needed boost to his failing team and the failing business of professional football. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at kids-in-mind
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Sean the Movie Guy (Sean McBride) Sean the Movie Guy (Sean McBride)
Has enough of the screwball comedy flavor to appeal to fans of Preston Sturges or George Cukor. Sports fans, on the other hand, will be disappointed. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Sean the Movie Guy (Sean McBride)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Oregonian (Shawn Levy) Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
George Clooney, wearing his director's cap along with his movie star crown, has tried mightily to whip up a frothy, frisky and frolicsome frappe of snappy dialogue, slapstick comedy and smart-aleck romance. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla) Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
So while Leatherheads has football as its centerpiece, the movie was really about the playful banter between George Clooney and Renée Zellweger. Now let me first say, I love John Krasinski on The Office and he seems like a really nice guy. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Washington Times (Christian Toto) Washington Times (Christian Toto)
Leatherheads proves you can't make 'em like they used to, no matter how hard someone like George Clooney tries. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Washington Times (Christian Toto)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for cinemattraction (Brandon Fibbs) cinemattraction (Brandon Fibbs)
This has been a good spring for comedies that look backward in time for their inspiration. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at cinemattraction (Brandon Fibbs)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for MTV (Kurt Loder) MTV (Kurt Loder)
"Leatherheads" is a movie of steady, if unspectacular, pleasure. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at MTV (Kurt Loder)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The New York Sun (Ruth Graham) The New York Sun (Ruth Graham)
From "Philadelphia Story" through "Dumb and Dumber," one of the most tried-and-true cinematic formulas is the competition between two men for the same woman. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at The New York Sun (Ruth Graham)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Newsweek (David Ansen) Newsweek (David Ansen)
Leatherheads," George Clooney's nostalgic comedy about the early, no-holds-barred days of pro football circa 1925, is meant to evoke the snappy romantic comedies of the '30s. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Newsweek (David Ansen)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli) Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Everyone's too mannered, and most everything's too slow. Especially for a throwback. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone) Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
There's a strange little war movie living inside Leatherheads. What isn't inside is a football film. Not enough of one, anyway. If this were American Idol, Randy Jackson would say it was pitchy and all over the place. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez) Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Leatherheads goes on a good 20 minutes too long, and there's very little in it that makes a lasting impression, but it's easy to watch while it's unspooling -- much like, you know, a lot of Cary Grant comedies. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Zellweger and Clooney do have screwball chemistry, but the screenplay, by sportswriters Duncan Brantley and Rick Reilly, is rife with scenes done better in the classic romantic comedies it admires. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller) NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)
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. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert) Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Drawing from movies rather than life, Leatherheads often feels like a likable exercise in retro style rather than a film with a compelling reason to exist on its own. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano) Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
Given the contemporary imperative to put movies into boxes neatly sorted by function, it's hard to know what to make of "Leatherheads," a light, charming, well-executed pastiche of a 1930s screwball comedy that alternates between witty repartee and (less ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Newhouse News Service (Stephen Whitty) Newhouse News Service (Stephen Whitty)
Like the Jazz Age football players it idolizes, George Clooney's "Leatherheads" sets a good pace, holds on to a can-do spirit and has a lot of heart. Also like them, unfortunately, it's not quite as good as it needs to be, or thinks it is. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Newhouse News Service (Stephen Whitty)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea) Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
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. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Lou Lumenick) New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
AFTER the twin triumphs "Michael Clayton" and "Good Night, and Good Luck" almost anything George Clooney does as an actor or filmmaker runs a risk of disappointing by comparison. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The Denver Post The Denver Post
Slapstick meets screwball in "Leatherheads," an amiable valentine to an era of breakneck repartee, bathtub booze and anything-goes gridiron warfare. The setting is 1925 Duluth, Minn. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at The Denver Post
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis Post-Dispatch
All that earnest effort sinks "Leatherheads" with wooden performances, contrived scenarios and an utter lack of the charm and grace that highlights those classic romantic comedies of the 1930s. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Baltimore City Paper (Cole Haddon) Baltimore City Paper (Cole Haddon)
Leatherheads, director/star George Clooney's take on the origins of professional football, reintroduces the screwball comedy to modern audiences. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Baltimore City Paper (Cole Haddon)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Noted prankster George Clooney is a man who knows how to laugh -- even, or especially, at his own expense. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for L.A. Weekly (Scott Foundas) L.A. Weekly (Scott Foundas)
When Time recently featured George Clooney on its cover accompanied by the headline “The Last Movie Star” — note not even a question mark at the end — you didn’t have to read the article to know where it was coming from. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at L.A. Weekly (Scott Foundas)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Kimberly Jones) 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)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton) 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)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones) Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
You can’t read one of Clooney’s endless People profiles without hearing the Cary Grant comparison, but here, he’s all Gable – same rakishness and stubble and tanned-leather basso profundo. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore) 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)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich) 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)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for HollywoodChicago.com (Adam Fendelman) 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)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan) 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. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Metromix.com (Matt Pais) 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)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar) 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)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Movies for Guys (Mack Guffin) Movies for Guys (Mack Guffin)
George Clooney directed this comedy about 1920s football. It’s also a homage to 1930s screwball comedy, with George Clooney and Renee Zellweger doing a Cary Grant/Katherine Hepburn imitation. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Movies for Guys (Mack Guffin)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for ReelzChannel.com (Jeff Otto) 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)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell) 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)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs) PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
In 1925, U.S. professional football is an afterthought, a game played by “boys who refuse to grow up.” The real, exciting and popular action, according to Leatherheads, is college football. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Film Journal International (Rex Roberts) 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. ...read the complete Leatherheads movie review at Film Journal International (Rex Roberts)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.20 out of 4 stars for Film Blather (Eugene Novikov) 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)
Leatherheads (2008) scores a combined 2.20 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy) 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)