Isn’t It Romantic, Shazam! and Little only seem funny when compared to Beachbum, Poms and Lego Movie 2. Given the low bar for comedy in theaters, Long Shot is a welcome option at the theater because it does offer some laughs. It’s just really rough getting through the story.
“Long Shot” does not refer to the Presidential run featured in the film. Secretary of State Charlotte (Charlize Theron) and slob speechwriter Fred (Seth Rogen) meet and fall in love. That pairing is the long shot.
The preposterous pairing is tough to swallow. At every moment we see Rogen, his character is portrayed worse than the scene before. Contrastly,Theron is practically perfect in every appearance. Despite a backstory that pairs them together as comfortable hometown, life-long friends, the film never finds a way to make the pairing believable.
Theron has solid comic timing. Rogen has been funnier. Many of the jokes do earn your chuckles.
However, having recently seen a 30th anniversary screening of Cameron Crowe’s Say Anything. I’d like to hold out for a rom com like that one. But if you laughed when I said “swallow” above, then you’ll be fine spending your ten dollars here.
In a nutshell: I can’t recommend this film, but if you want to go see a funny film, I understand; it's one of the better choices this year.
Award potential: None
The Ten Buck Review: Not worth ten bucks.
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