My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Leatherheads (2008)

George Clooney directs a vintage football film in a mixture of screwball comedy with moments of stylized dramedy.  With mixed reviews I kept pushing this back and after seeing it I think any bad reviews are misleading.   It's actually a very fun film with charm and wit tossed in.  The production design is impressive and I love the cast.  Renee Zellwegger and John Krasinski are excellent and I'm never unimpressed by Clooney's charisma.   If I had to find fault with it I'd say it might be a bit long.  Yet I hunger for more films to be made about the earlier days of American football.   To see how the game was played and how far we've come is remarkable.  Grade: B+ 
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