Leatherheads

April 13, 2008 at 10:03 pm

In this time and age, it’s really hard to find a good heartfelt comedy film. All you get is overly vulgar R rated comedies like Knocked Up or some dumb crap like Scary/Date/Epic/Superhero Movie series. Oh yeah, let’s not forget all those romantic “comedies.”

I miss good old fun comedies like My Cousin Vinny, Liar Liar , and, yes, even Home Alone (but of course never the sequels). All comedies these days are either vulgar or dumb, often times both. (If you are going to be vulgar at least be smart, like Clerks.)

Being sick and tired of the genre, it’s always refreshing when comedies like Napoleon Dynamite or Down With Love comes about to give me something to laugh about. Especially when Down With Love came out, I was overly thrilled to see a classic genre of screwball comedy being resurrected.

So when I heard that George Clooney was working with Renée Zellweger to create a comedy set in 1920’s called Leatherheads, I couldn’t be happier. But after seeing some lackluster reviews, I started to worry. Then again, who can trust those bone head reviewers out there?

After watching to movie, I gotta say I’m satisfied. Although I can see why some people might not enjoy it, but I sure did. Acting was superb, the comedy was very funny and clean, and it had a story line that rang in my ear like a bedtime story. The best part was that the movie didn’t try to be anything. These days so many movies try so hard. It was great to see a light hearted comedy that doesn’t have sexual innuendoes ever other scene.

Was it worth my $10? Yes. Will it be yours? I’m not too sure. If you want to be excited, jolted, moved and have an emotional roller coaster when watching movie, this is not for you. If you enjoy movies like enjoying a afternoon tea, relaxing but enjoyable, then watch it. If you like football, then I recommend it bit more.

Tags: comedy, Leatherheads, movies, reviews

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