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ComedyRomance

Long Shot

- Unlikely but not impossible.

Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter — much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.

Release Date : 2019-05-02

Language :FrenchEnglishSwedish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : AG StudiosDenver & Delilah ProductionsPoint Grey PicturesGood UniverseSummit EntertainmentFlarsky ProductionsLionsgate

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Flarsky

Cast

Charlize Theron

Character Name : Charlotte Field

Original Name : Charlize Theron

Gender : Female

Seth Rogen

Character Name : Fred Flarsky

Original Name : Seth Rogen

Gender : Male

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Character Name : Lance

Original Name : O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Gender : Male

June Diane Raphael

Character Name : Maggie Millikin

Original Name : June Diane Raphael

Gender : Female

Ravi Patel

Character Name : Tom

Original Name : Ravi Patel

Gender : Male

Andy Serkis

Character Name : Parker Wembley

Original Name : Andy Serkis

Gender : Male

Bob Odenkirk

Character Name : President Chambers

Original Name : Bob Odenkirk

Gender : Male

Alexander Skarsgård

Character Name : Prime Minister James Steward

Original Name : Alexander Skarsgård

Gender : Male

Tristan D. Lalla

Character Name : Agent M

Original Name : Tristan D. Lalla

Gender : Male

Braxton Herda

Character Name : Young Fred

Original Name : Braxton Herda

Gender : Male

Aviva Mongillo

Character Name : Young Charlotte

Original Name : Aviva Mongillo

Gender : Female

Randall Park

Character Name : Boss

Original Name : Randall Park

Gender : Male

James Saito

Character Name : Minister Kishido

Original Name : James Saito

Gender : Male

Lisa Kudrow

Character Name : Katherine

Original Name : Lisa Kudrow

Gender : Female

Kurt Braunohler

Character Name : Wembley News Anchor #1

Original Name : Kurt Braunohler

Gender : Male

Paul Scheer

Character Name : Wembley News Anchor #2

Original Name : Paul Scheer

Gender : Male

Claudia O'Doherty

Character Name : Wembley News Anchor #3

Original Name : Claudia O'Doherty

Gender : Female

Nathan Morris

Character Name : Nathan Morris

Original Name : Nathan Morris

Gender : Male

Shawn Stockman

Character Name : Shawn Stockman

Original Name : Shawn Stockman

Gender : Male

Wanya Morris

Character Name : Wanya Morris

Original Name : Wanya Morris

Gender : Male

Lil Yachty

Character Name : Lil Yachty

Original Name : Lil Yachty

Gender : Male

Aladeen Tawfeek

Character Name : Bharath

Original Name : Aladeen Tawfeek

Gender : Male

Isla Dowling

Character Name : Katarina Prudence Wembley

Original Name : Isla Dowling

Gender : Female

Anton Koval

Character Name : Alt-Right Leader

Original Name : Anton Koval

Gender : Male

Marcel Jeannin

Character Name : CNS News Anchor

Original Name : Marcel Jeannin

Gender : Male

Marc Rowland

Character Name : Movement Coach

Original Name : Marc Rowland

Gender : Male

James Hicks

Character Name : Boyfriend

Original Name : James Hicks

Gender : Male

Aalia Adam

Character Name : Anchor on Tarmac

Original Name : Aalia Adam

Gender : Male

Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld

Character Name : BCNMS News Anchor

Original Name : Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld

Gender : Female

Julie Roussel

Character Name : French TV Reporter

Original Name : Julie Roussel

Gender : Female

Daniel Rindress-Kay

Character Name : LT. Gary Smith

Original Name : Daniel Rindress-Kay

Gender : Male

Ivan Smith

Character Name : Indian Prime Minister

Original Name : Ivan Smith

Gender : Male

Sean Tucker

Character Name : Aryan Grande

Original Name : Sean Tucker

Gender : Male

Brett Watson

Character Name : Alt-Right Guy #2

Original Name : Brett Watson

Gender : Male

Victor Cornfoot

Character Name : Bodega DSS Agent

Original Name : Victor Cornfoot

Gender : Male

Mairtin O'Carrigan

Character Name : Swedish Man

Original Name : Mairtin O'Carrigan

Gender : Male

Anne Day-Jones

Character Name : Paris News Anchor

Original Name : Anne Day-Jones

Gender : Female

Arthur Holden

Character Name : Royal Crier

Original Name : Arthur Holden

Gender : Male

Kara Raposo

Character Name : Little Girl on TV

Original Name : Kara Raposo

Gender : Female

Frank Schorpion

Character Name : TV General

Original Name : Frank Schorpion

Gender : Male

Natasha Gargiulo

Character Name : Reporter Outside Library

Original Name : Natasha Gargiulo

Gender : Female

Sean Curley

Character Name : Tad

Original Name : Sean Curley

Gender : Male

Johnny Cortes

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Johnny Cortes

Gender : Male

Holden Wong

Character Name : Secretary of State Staffer

Original Name : Holden Wong

Gender : Male

Li Li

Character Name : Prime Minister's Wife

Original Name : 李黎

Gender : Female

Alain Gendreau

Character Name : Diplomat

Original Name : Alain Gendreau

Gender : Male

Yves Fortin

Character Name : US Senator

Original Name : Yves Fortin

Gender : Male

Hiba Magrabi

Character Name : Staffer

Original Name : Hiba Magrabi

Gender : Male

Jonathan Vanderzon

Character Name : Douchebag Speechwriter

Original Name : Jonathan Vanderzon

Gender : Male

Nathaly Thibault

Character Name : Swedish Delegate

Original Name : Nathaly Thibault

Gender : Female

Xiao Sun

Character Name : Mrs. Lin

Original Name : Xiao Sun

Gender : Female

Veronique Senosier Roberge

Character Name : News Reporter

Original Name : Veronique Senosier Roberge

Gender : Female

Garett Pringle

Character Name : White House Staff

Original Name : Garett Pringle

Gender : Male

David Leblanc

Character Name : Air Force Staff

Original Name : David Leblanc

Gender : Male

Scott Humphrey

Character Name : Wembly's Assistant

Original Name : Scott Humphrey

Gender : Male

Hamza Haq

Character Name : MSNBC Anchor

Original Name : Hamza Haq

Gender : Male

Gabrielle Graham

Character Name : Franci

Original Name : Gabrielle Graham

Gender : Female

George Chiang

Character Name : Chinese President Wu

Original Name : George Chiang

Gender : Male

Chris Cavener

Character Name : Juggalo

Original Name : Chris Cavener

Gender : Male

Philippe Bourret

Character Name : Alt Right Member

Original Name : Philippe Bourret

Gender : Male

Angel Azmeer

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Angel Azmeer

Gender : Female

Luca De Massis

Character Name : Tv Cameraman (uncredited)

Original Name : Luca De Massis

Gender : Male

John Robinson

Character Name : Commander

Original Name : John Robinson

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Manuel São Bento

@msbreviews

2021-06-23

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog :) Who would have thought that the first (positive) surprise of the year would be a movie starring Seth Rogen in a romantic-comedy?! This genre has been having trouble for the past few years (only a handful of films are worthy of high praise), but Long Shot's amazing cast called my attention at the beginning of 2019 when I was organizing my watchlist of the year. I genuinely love Rogen type of humor, and Charlize Theron is one of the best actresses of the 21st century. Add three more terrific actors like Bob Odenkirk (President Chambers), O'Shea Jackson Jr. (Lance), and an unrecognizable Andy Serkis (Parker Wembley), and you have yourself a clear path to success. So, what's the missing key ingredient? A well-written and compelling story, which is the number one problem with rom-coms of today. Most of these movies go straight to streaming services since they're the easiest ones to produce. Just gather a reasonably decent cast, put together a cliche narrative about how two people with nothing in common end up together through the most unlikely and dumb plot devices, and you have a low-budget “success”. Long Shot‘s premise follows a variation of that concept and it still carries the trademark conventionality, but it's the chemistry of its leads, the hilarious comedy and the beautifully-written screenplay that makes this one stand out. The dialogues don't feel forced, a large portion of the jokes land, and the best compliment I can give to this film: it took itself seriously, and it worked seamlessly. There’s a heartfelt message to transmit to the viewers, and it’s delivered in the most realistic possible way. The romance doesn’t seem far-fetched or born out of nowhere. Instead, it has a wonderful arc, filled with real-life relationship moral dilemmas and difficult decisions. Everything that any character says either makes sense or makes you laugh. The cast is brilliant as expected. Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron‘s chemistry is palpable, and it’s one of the reasons why the romance part of the movie works. They clearly had much fun on-set, and that’s visible on the big screen. Rogen provides most of the laughs, but he also proves that he can be dramatic if necessary. Theron is just impeccable. She simply can’t act a single line of her script in a way that’s not perfect, whether it’s a romantic scene or a comedy bit. Her range is on display throughout the entire runtime, and Jonathan Levine should be extremely grateful as a director to have such an outstanding actress to work with. In addition to all of this, there’s one thing I never expected to be praising right now: the makeup department. Before the film, I knew that Andy Serkis was on the cast, but I completely forgot what his role was. Without an ounce of exaggeration, I truly believe that it’s almost impossible to recognize him as Wembley if you don’t know beforehand that he participates in the movie. When I re-checked the cast members, I remembered that he had a role indeed, and I was almost as surprised by the discovery as I was with how much I enjoyed this film. O’Shea Jackson Jr. also delivers a hilarious performance while Bob Odenkirk doesn’t really have much screentime to shine. This is one of those movies that you can’t precisely point out obvious flaws. A flawless film doesn’t mean it’s a perfect 10/10 movie. It just means you really don’t have any major issues with it. If every single aspect of a film is just “good”, then the movie is “good”, not “incredible” or “amazing”. That is how I view Long Shot. It’s an extremely entertaining rom-com, undeniably one of the best I’ve seen these past few years. Even though the main concept follows the genre’s traditional storylines, its well-written screenplay, hilarious comedy bits, and outstanding protagonists make a surprisingly serious story remarkably entertaining. It’s a fast-paced 2-hour runtime that I recommend to anyone who just wants to have a good time at the movie theater. Rating: B+

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Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

Oddly mild and politically centrist-affirming for a movie about a woman who spends the majority of the movie trying to enact a climate-benefit policy. Also kind of exists in this weird in-between purgatory world where it's "so woke" and "not like those other RomComs where the guy gets the hot girl just because" but is simultaneously like... The slovenly ~nice guy~ still gets this political powerhouse stunner of a woman by the power of... Being himself? I guess. It's a very half measures movie, is what I'm saying. Moves towards one set of things but can't leave the other set behind. And so a movie with this middling a perspective, of course, gets the middling-est of ratings. Charlize is a fuckin' champ in this though, absolutely runs the show. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

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GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

What I hate about the political people is that the right is dissing this because of the way it starts out and the environmental policies at the heart of the campaign... and the Left is saying how horrible it is because a Republican was Black, and had a point, and was still a good person. So, once more we have a film that you are not supposed to like because meh politics... but at least it's a film that both sides say you should hate. I guess that is progress. Other than that, Boyz 2 Men, got the biggest laugh out of me, which was kind of shocking given that this is a movie that is supposed to be a stupid and pointless comedy. And it is, and it's not the best stupid and pointless comedy out there, but, hey, these are throw away movies designed for mindless fun and that is how this film bills itself. It's supposed to be vulgar and hysterical and it is. And, once more, if you are not watching this to see a mindless and vulgar comedy... I don't know what you expected to see. The only real draw back is that Theron and Jackson kind of come across as the two funniest people, on a screen with Seth Rogen who was the comedian of the bunch... and kind of felt like he phoned this one in. But, other than that, you get exactly what you expect from it.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-02-10

US Secretary of State "Charlotte Field" (Charlize Theron) has some fairly stellar approval ratings ahead of her impending bid for the Presidency when she encounters "Fred" (Seth Rogan) at a swanky soirée. She the epitome of chic, he that of chavdom. It turns out they dated many moons ago and against the advice of her staff, she decides that he could be useful as her speechwriter. A stroke of genius or a fit of madness? Well the rest of this over-long comedy drama really only belongs to fans of Rogan - and I'm not one of them. There are a few scenes where Theron plays the comedy well - swallowing some molly before some sensitive diplomacy, but for the most part it's a rather tacky comedy with loads of expletives and low-level crassness, compensating for a really lacking script and a predictable storyline. It does try to take a swipe at the political establishment and at those vacuous folks atop it, and the ensemble supporting cast help a little, but it's all been seen before and at over two hours, I'm afraid I just struggled to get engaged with the either of them before the rushed conclusion.