Directed by:
Jonathan LevineCinematography:
Yves BélangerCast:
Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, June Diane Raphael, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Ravi Patel, Alexander Skarsgård, Andy Serkis, Bob Odenkirk, Tristan D. Lalla (more)VOD (4)
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Fred Flarsky is a gifted and free-spirited journalist with an affinity for trouble. Charlotte Field is one of the most influential women in the world. Smart, sophisticated, and accomplished, she’s a powerhouse diplomat with a talent for… well, mostly everything. The two have nothing in common, except that she was his babysitter and childhood crush. When Fred unexpectedly reconnects with Charlotte, he charms her with his self-deprecating humor and his memories of her youthful idealism. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte impulsively hires Fred as her speechwriter, much to the dismay of her trusted advisors. A fish out of water on Charlotte’s elite team, Fred is unprepared for her glamorous lifestyle in the limelight. However, sparks fly as their unmistakable chemistry leads to a round-the-world romance and a series of unexpected and dangerous incidents. (Lionsgate US)
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For the first time in a while, a great romantic comedy, dominated by the charismatic Charlize Theron and the typically right-headed Seth Rogen. The film benefits most from the idea and the sheer chemistry between the two lead characters. Theron is running for president and Rogen has no job, style or manners. The biggest highlights are a high Charlize Theron negotiating with terrorists and Seth's drug paraphernalia during a security search. Very good, fresh and sweet. 80%.
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The story was obviously silly, and since it was not just comedy but also romance, the ending was awfully predictable. Yet, I did have a good time. Had it not been for the crowd celebration scenes at the end, which the hungry-for-pathos American audience demands, I would have even added an extra star. When the romantic hero is an obese rabbi in a tracksuit, who occasionally polishes the hood of a car or floor with the mop on his chin, it's hard not to laugh. Charlize Theron took care of the eye-pleasing aspect of the film, the script was not dumb, I had some good laughs, so why not?
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A superb and charismatic Charlize Theron, an anti-sexy Seth Rogen and the classic romantic "sci-fi" template. It has its good moments, dirty humour and clouds of spontaneous vulgarities that are fitting, but it doesn't even remotely resemble something that could have happened in real life, not at all. No way. The allusions to Trump and the global warming situation are cool, they move the film from the category of dumb comedies into the category of relatively aware comedies.
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Long Shot is a textbook romantic comedy centred around a non-conventional couple whose chemistry is nevertheless believable, though just barely. Adult sexual jokes, drugs, occasional straightforward human sincerity and one more thing help to prevent the movie from slipping into the blandness of the genre. That one more thing is Charlize, because looking at her at times makes you stop registering what her character says (and you don’t mind that at all).
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Long Shot reminded me at times very vividly of an inverted version of Pretty Woman, maybe it was the song “It Must Have Been Love” by Roxette or purely because of the title couple, who just switch roles in a certain way compared in order to make female emancipation stand out. Both Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen deliver good performances, there was chemistry between them and I genuinely laughed at some of the scenes and physical gags – the "Molly" sequence got me the most. All the while, though, I felt like the film was missing something crucial that would make me remember it a week from now. That said, as a nicely made afternoon diversion, this film is perfect.
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