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Advantages: Funny, George Clooney
Disadvantages: None

...like a little competition. Leatherheads is a 2008 movie staring George Clooney - enough said!! Well, I should probably say a bit more about the film apart from George Clooney who as well as staring in the film directed it as well! The film is a romantic comedy set in the 1920's but I would say is not your typical Rom Com. George plays Dodge Connolly, an aging football player (American football) who signs up a new rising star to his team to try ...
...is called Carter "The Bullet" Rutherford who is played by John Krasinski (he is in the American version of the office). The Bullet is a war hero but not all is as it seems apparently. Renee Zellweger plays Lexi Littleton a feisty journalist who has been tasked to write an article about the Bullet and dig up any dirt. Then, something every girl dreams off, two men fighting over her occurs, namely, Dodge and Carter but in the end only one can win! ... Read review

Advantages: Great characters and acting.
Disadvantages: Not enough of anything to make a difference.

Director: George Clooney Writers: Duncan Brantley & Rick Reilly Genre: Comedy - Drama - Romance - Sport Country: USA Certification: PG Language: English Released: 18th August, 2008 (DVD) MAIN CAST: George Clooney (Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly) Renée Zellweger (Lexie Littleton) John Krasinski (Carter Rutherford) Jonathan Pryce (C.C. Frazier) When an aging football hero's career comes to an abrupt end after his team folds, Dodge Connelly finds himself ...
...work because of a flagrant lack of experience, he comes up with a plan that will revolutionise American pro-football. 'Leatherheads', set in the 1920's, is a visual jewel with its old-fashioned settings that take you on a journey through America's heartland and into the bustling streets of Chicago. Along the way, the viewer is given a short historical review of the times, from coal mining to prohibition, and although the film is very much focused ... Read review

Advantages: A strong directorial vision, lots of snappy banter and plenty of laughs.
Disadvantages: Zellweger's performance is superficial.

Dodge Connelly is an ageing American football player in the fledgling professional sport during the 1920s. When his team loses their sponsor and the league is on the verge of collapse, Dodge convinces college football star Carter Rutherford to join their ranks. He hopes it will revive interest in the sport. Carter is a handsome, decorated war hero, but ambitious reporter Lexie Littleton is determined to prove he's too good to be true. While she digs ...
...And as the professional game becomes less of a brawl and more of a heavily regulated sport, Dodge has to try to keep the team together and win the girl of his dreams. As a director, George Clooney approaches many subjects but all the films he makes are based in the past and are tinged with a sense of nostalgia. It's as though he's addicted to old Hollywood glamour. This one is no different. The movie is very evocative and has a strong sense of time ... Read review

Advantages: It's brilliant
Disadvantages: None

. Some Like It Hot is an outstanding film, featuring brilliant perfomances from Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon and the supporting cast. It's laugh-out-loud funny, with an excellent plot that'll have you hooked from the off and songs that'll be stuck in your head for weeks! Made in 1959, this film instantly became a hit and with time, a classic. The story was co-written by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan. They had used the same premise ...
...chase between the police and some heavys from the local gangsters illegal nightclub. They're carrying bootleg whiskey in coffins. When they finally lose the police they drive down an alleyway and unload the goods. Then we see the 'funeral parlour' where they are taken...and once the door's closed we're shown the nightclub that's out the back and the lavish party that's going on - gangsters, alcohol, dancing girls and the band. It's when we see the ... Read review

Advantages: Quick witted humour
Disadvantages: Supporting cast little irritating at times

Serving Sara is one of those films that you love to hate. The storyline isn't the best it could be and neither the acting nor filming perfect but it is still an enjoyable romantic comedy. Joe Tyler (Matthew Perry) was once a hotshot lawyer but since being disbarred he has found himself hunting down defendants and handing them legal summons. This as once so easy for him but just lately actually catching the defendants in question has been difficult, ...
...Joe is sent to serve divorce papers to the beautiful but unsuspecting millionaires Sara Moore (Elizabeth Hurley), Miami hating Tony is less than impressed and will stop at nothing to discredit Joe. Meanwhile after managing to serve Mrs Moore the papers he finds himself stuck on a bus with her and her four thousand question. Luckily for him though one of these questions is worth one million dollars and all he has to do is say yes. That is yes to ... Read review