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Long Shot

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• Comedy
• Romance

• 2019
• Jonathan Levine
• 119 mins
• 15

Summary

Romantic comedy starring Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen. Political journalist Fred Flarsky quits his job in protest at a corporate takeover and is hired as a speechwriter by his childhood babysitter Charlotte Field. She has grown up to become the US Secretary of State and is now planning a presidential run. As the two grow closer on the campaign trail, their burgeoning romance is threatened by their differing approach to politics.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Emma Simmonds

If Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen seem an improbable couple on paper, Long Shot cranks that unlikeliness all the way up to 11. Theron stars as the astonishingly glamorous US Secretary of State, while Rogen is an angrily unemployed investigative journalist sporting a tatty windbreaker. The pair, who grew up as neighbours, are reunited when she hires him as her scriptwriter in preparation for a presidential run. Fulsomely funny with a loose, improvisational vibe, Jonathan Levine's romantic comedy combines belly laughs with incisive satire to poke fun at the asinine and misogynistic nature of modern politics. Rogen is adorable as a well-intentioned curmudgeon new to the political scene and incensed by its absence of integrity. Theron brings dramatic clout as well as ample comic chops to her role as a lonely workaholic, snagging the film's highlight as she deals with a hostage crisis while under the influence. Best of all, the love story is played with the utmost sincerity, as a fairy-tale romance starts to seem like the real deal.

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6.8/10

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Cast

rolenameCharlotte FieldCharlize TheronFred FlarskySeth RogenParker WembleyAndy SerkisLanceO'Shea Jackson JrMaggie MillikinJune Diane RaphaelPresident ChambersBob OdenkirkPrime Minister James StewardAlexander SkarsgårdTomRavi PatelBossRandall Park

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rolenameDirectorJonathan Levine

Details

Theatrical distributor

Lionsgate

Released on

2019-05-03

Languages

English | Russian | Swedish | Vietnamese | French | Hebrew

Guidance

Swearing, sex scenes, drug abuse.

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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