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- ShaydeknightAugust 10, 2026Leatherheads plays as an homage to bygone screwball comedy romances, the sort of thing Capra or Hawks might have directed. At least that was the attempt, and I genuinely appreciate the effort, but it doesn't quite get there. Out of the films Clooney has directed himself in, this one seems to me the most self-indulgent. He seems to like himself a lot, here. Maybe I didn't think much of it because it dragged on a little. Maybe there was too much modern innuendo in it. Maybe the speech was a touch too modern, or maybe it's simply that the film had no real purpose. Things just happened. Even the Marx Brothers' football picture Horse Feathers had a point: win the big game, save Huxley College. Leatherheads, by contrast, involves too many disjointed storylines without much grand purpose behind them. Without spoilers, I hated what Zellweger's character does in the film, so much so that afterwards I couldn't care less about her, nor about her romance with Clooney. They both come across as selfish assholes for the final third of the picture. On the other hand, the film has great settings, fantastic costuming, and music that's spot on. The direction is good, too, with Clooney sticking to his signature style: nothing too wild with the camera, the story told from a mid distance throughout. The cast does a good job, with particularly notable work from Krasinski, but competence alone isn't enough to make the film truly stellar. It needed either a great deal more humour to be genuinely fun or a great deal less to work as a "historical" picture, but it lands squarely in the middle with an unassuming plop.
- carmen.s29October 17, 2025Very good movie with a decent pace. A time period piece that is a throwback to the classic black and white movie genre. The characters are fun and engaging and work well together. This movie has the same vibes as "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
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Leatherheads was released on April 3, 2008.
Leatherheads was directed by George Clooney.
Leatherheads has a runtime of 1h 54m.
Leatherheads was produced by George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Casey Silver.
A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war hero and college all star is tempted into playing professional football. Everyone see the chance to make some big money, but when a reporter digs up some dirt on the war hero... everyone could lose out.
The key characters in Leatherheads are Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly (George Clooney), Lexie Littleton (Renée Zellweger), Carter Rutherford (John Krasinski).
Leatherheads is rated PG-13.
Leatherheads is a Comedy, Romance, Drama film.
Leatherheads has an audience rating of 3.8 out of 10.
Leatherheads had a budget of $58M.
Leatherheads has made $41.3M at the box office.