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hnestlyontheslyOct 7, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Earlier this week I read an article about how some people were so pissed at a 90 second sex scene in Long Shot that there was shouting at the premier from people who were psychically revolted by the idea of female orgasm without foreplay after a minute and a half. This obviously made me more curious about seeing the movie and I get the sense after having huddled with Wife that Long Shot may be a bit of a divisive film. In some ways, I’m inclined to say that the film was sort of the movie equivalent of a 90 second orgasm, which, depending on where you stand on that debate is either kind of disappointing and shameful for all parties involved or a modest and realistic depiction of some aspects of human desire in the second decade of the 2000s.

In some ways, I think that Long Shot is more a movie about people in their late 30s and early 40s dating one another. In that way, it’s a kind of interesting cultural artifact for understanding Generation Y as it enters into its “mid-life crisis” phase. I’m a little bit hard-pressed to think of the last time I watched a rom-com starring two people that were of that age. (After talking to Wife and Friends about this last night, they mentioned Juliet, Naked and, in fact, Rose Byrne and Chris O’Dowd are both exactly 39 years of age, and Ethan Hawke is 86.)

On the issue of divisiveness, I fall into the camp of labeling this film a pretty run-of-the-mill Fantasy-Fulfillment movie for schlubby males of a certain age. For me, it’s hard to see what kind of analogy for the real world is being set up by a successful career politician falling in love with an unemployed man-child with a penchant for emotional outbursts. At a certain point the scenario seems too specific to have applications to a realistic or sympathetic referent in our regular experiences. This is when Wife stopped me and said, “I think it’s supposed to be more of an opposites attract” movie, which kind of took me aback, because I was expecting her to have a more critical take. I said, “But why do the ‘opposites’ always have to be the same? Pretty, smart woman” and unemployed dumpster muppet? Which she allowed. But her initial impulse about the movie having a certain kind of charm has been echoed in some reviews, including at Slate.

“I liked the fact that the movie was about the lead up to her announcement rather than whether she would win the presidency,” Wife said. “It made it lower stakes.” Maybe it’s the case that the modest scope of the romance works in its favor, and likewise that the winter sequence’s relative brevity is excusable, maybe even preferable for what Long Shot was trying to do.

Jackson O’Shea is darling in this movie, by the way.

The soundtrack was a lot of fun, especially the moments created by a languorous and moody Moon River by Frank Ocean and Aretha Franklin’s rendition of Bridge Over Troubled Waters. The film kind of encourages musical jokes because so much of their conversation and their interactions in social situations has to do with music: discussing their favorite music, seeing pop idols from the 90s, listening to an iPhone in the backroom of a restaurant.… Expand

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MarkTwain22Jul 31, 2019

What a disappointment. Terrible script and direction. Not funny enough for a comedy, nor charming enough for a romance. I mean, the 'climax' of the story centers on a gross masturbation ripoff of 'Something About Mary'. Rogen is unfunny andWhat a disappointment. Terrible script and direction. Not funny enough for a comedy, nor charming enough for a romance. I mean, the 'climax' of the story centers on a gross masturbation ripoff of 'Something About Mary'. Rogen is unfunny and has the charisma of a potato. Theron is charming but does not have the comedic chops for this, and despite her charisma there is zero chemistry between them.… Expand

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max1cJun 16, 2020

Just another racist propaganda film. Don't waste your time unless you're in love with soy.

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JLemonMar 12, 2020

One of the worst films ever made. It's nothing but leftist propaganda masquerading as entertainment. Of course given it stars and was written by Cuck Rogen that should not be surprising.

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WhiskyliverMar 11, 2020

Woke woke woke. The Jewish guy is best friends with a black guy, which churns up some lazy jokes at the expense of whites. The Jewish guy is an avid liberal who looks as such. He manages to woo the beautiful Theron to love him and she becomesWoke woke woke. The Jewish guy is best friends with a black guy, which churns up some lazy jokes at the expense of whites. The Jewish guy is an avid liberal who looks as such. He manages to woo the beautiful Theron to love him and she becomes the first woman president. Movie is brutal.… Expand

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bigeyesMay 7, 2019

Very disappointing. Though there were a few funny moments, it was not nearly as witty as I hoped it would be, and the pairing of these two is just so unbelievable as to be cringe-worthy. Theron is, of course, lovely and elegant and does aVery disappointing. Though there were a few funny moments, it was not nearly as witty as I hoped it would be, and the pairing of these two is just so unbelievable as to be cringe-worthy. Theron is, of course, lovely and elegant and does a decent job with her character. Rogen, however, is just icky...an annoying one-note shlub who is supposedly brilliant, but the little writing of his we hear consists of f-bombs and juvenile turns of phrase. There is no real chemistry between them and the implausibility of the situation ratchets up every ten minutes. I got so annoyed I almost walked out a few times--just stayed to see how it ended (rom com spoiler--happily!). The secondary characters of Bob Odenkirk's clueless president; Charlotte's aide Margaret, wonderfully played by June Diane Raphael; Andy Serkis as a snarky and sinister media magnate; and the good-looking but goofy PM of Canada, played by Alex Skaarsgard, more or less stole the show...but are not quite worth sitting through the movie for. If you can't stay away, just go with extremely well-managed expectations.… Expand

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1MoviemanMay 8, 2019

Why do the writers for this film think using foul words all the time in this film think that's funny. Now I just saw a preview of kids in their movie using the same words again! It must be a sign of the times.

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babynurseMay 7, 2019

Possibly the most boring, unfunny, uncreative crap I have ever seen. Same old jokes, nothing new, dumb foul dialogue, same old Trump bashing, women need to be president and need to be screwing all the time. No one was laughing in the audience

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glariMay 5, 2019

The lead actor's performance is less than or equal to a junior high or elementary school play quality. Some of the lines and scenes are less than sophomoric. The plot is somewhat plausible if it had a good leading male actor to balanceThe lead actor's performance is less than or equal to a junior high or elementary school play quality. Some of the lines and scenes are less than sophomoric. The plot is somewhat plausible if it had a good leading male actor to balance Charlize Theron's impeccable acting and beautiful looks. The male lead should pack it up and get another career that he might be at least good at. Some of the male leads humor and lines goes back to elementary school levels like 4-6th grade. Don't torture yourself by seeing this one.… Expand

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RickinAZMay 11, 2019

What a disappointment. Save your time and money; the best thing about this movie was the trailer. That is, unless you want to hear the F-word used in a movie script about 100 times in the first 30 minutes. Really, do the script writers notWhat a disappointment. Save your time and money; the best thing about this movie was the trailer. That is, unless you want to hear the F-word used in a movie script about 100 times in the first 30 minutes. Really, do the script writers not have more imagination than that? We walked out of the movie less than half way through.… Expand

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Daniel_EndureMay 5, 2019

Gladly walked out at the ninety-minute mark. Every scene/joke revolves around sex, drugs, and/or alcohol - If that's all your characters care about, what makes you think a non-trashy person (like myself) is gonna care about them?

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phatandyMay 16, 2019

I laughed once. He's a great writer, but there's never any examples of it. They have zero chemistry.

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PamRossMay 23, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Too political I thought it would be funny. Waste of time. I figured there were some good characters so it must be good boy was I wrong. I rather get my gums scraped… Expand

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tammonsMay 26, 2019

Went to see this because of the ratings but disappointed I was..it had its funny parts but still not that good.. Could've been on Netflix..

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wILWilJun 9, 2019

Actually liked Seth in ‘Green Hornet’ & ‘Pineapple Express’. -In this latest flick ('Long Shot'), howbeit, I ‘ve relinquished any notion of Tom Cruise ‘reigning’ as Narcissism ‘s-top-dog --- what w/ Tom ‘s belaboured’, extended-scenesActually liked Seth in ‘Green Hornet’ & ‘Pineapple Express’. -In this latest flick ('Long Shot'), howbeit, I ‘ve relinquished any notion of Tom Cruise ‘reigning’ as Narcissism ‘s-top-dog --- what w/ Tom ‘s belaboured’, extended-scenes late-in-the-movie (MI #2, if I recall?) karate-moves --- wherein the bad guy is merely employed (BY Cruise) as a punching-bag --- …so we viewers can go home + 'dwell' on Cruise ‘s purported prowess + overall 'awesomeness'; not-to-mention his climbing-skills w/one hand right-from-the-start!
(***Self-Indulgence masquerading as 'reverse' self-indulgence):
In ‘Long Shot’, Rogen avails himself of the ‘underdog’ pretext early-on AND thruout --- a ‘tried’ trait ever-prevalent in cinema since Chaplin --- yet re-sets-the-‘Me-Me-Me' bar by subtending the plot w/ the premise that ONLY ‘he’ (a rebel ugly-duckling) will ever prove a ‘fling-target’ of accomplished women (in politics or elsewise); …whereupon even Canada 's PM turns out merely a ‘contemptible’ up-close (in comparison); if not utterly incompetent vis-à-vis Rogen ‘s hooded-nerd-cum-Tuxedo-clad Alpha-Male --- …all the while incorporating peripheral garbage (an assistant ‘s furtive fling, a ‘brother’ hooked on religion) simply so as to remind us he ‘s SO cool + ‘down’-w/-the-scene that any accomplished female ‘d be a fool NOT to desire him! –Likewise, introducing folks to cool drug-scenes & hangouts inasfar as only ‘he’ well-knows after-hour nooks & crannies, yet persisting on donning a cloak of 'meekness' withal!! ---Having 'conned’ an accomplished actress like ‘Theron’ into playing the lovesick-for-Rogen-alone fool (seeing as she ‘s a ‘tried’ thespian who can actually pull-it-off) simply serves so as to have us all ‘fall’ for this 'zany' yarn entailing a ‘miser’ who turns out presidential ‘Boy-Toy’ (…w/ White-House 'politics'-per-se devolving into a mere sub-plot thruout)! -Hey: I too can write my own plot, else imbue it w/ my own script-scenario~! -Yet I 'd wear the 'tuxedo' right-off-the-bat so 's folks can 'get over' any macho-ruggedness 'publicity' on-my-part; ...whereby the storyline can finally kick in --- rather than hoodwink unsuspecting viewers from-the-start!… Expand

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jackconradMay 24, 2019

Sadly, we walked out. It looked to have a cute story line -- a bit unlikely, but this is the movies, after all. But the language was a hill too high to climb. It might of helped if it had somehow added to the story, but sadly not a bit.Sadly, we walked out. It looked to have a cute story line -- a bit unlikely, but this is the movies, after all. But the language was a hill too high to climb. It might of helped if it had somehow added to the story, but sadly not a bit. After the 30th or 40th time of enduring the f-word, we gave up. So sad. The theater graciously gave us a generous refund.… Expand

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brien1969Jul 29, 2019

leftist crap. not funny. seth rogan has become a shill for the left. sickening

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BroyaxDec 21, 2020

La comédie ou plutôt la sous-comédie américaine typique et typiquement pathétique et super ultra débile, emballée de surcroît dans une niaiserie et de bons sentiments bien familiaux et commerciaux pour bien essorer ce qui reste de cerveau duLa comédie ou plutôt la sous-comédie américaine typique et typiquement pathétique et super ultra débile, emballée de surcroît dans une niaiserie et de bons sentiments bien familiaux et commerciaux pour bien essorer ce qui reste de cerveau du public amerloque de base très basique.

Bref, une bonne grosse merdasse ultra conne dans laquelle s’est fourvoyée la toujours jolie Charlize qui s’égare un peu trop de temps à autre dans ce genre de déchets… nous en sommes très affligé pour elle (c’est le nous royal qui parlons, bien entendu) car elle vaut beaucoup mieux que cela ! l’argent facile je présume…!

Mais ça n’a pas dû être facile de tourner avec le gros connard de débile profond Seth Rogen, l’habitué mongolo des films de golios de ce sous-genre ! nous la plaignons et compatissons… d’autant que cette merderie dure deux putains de plombes ! un truc de fous… et surtout de gros débiles de gros cons mongoloïdes à chier.… Expand

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geewahJan 1, 2021

Dull, predictable and filled with very few laughs. Surprised Rogen & Theron attached themselves to this bland project

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