Long Shot

"Unlikely but not impossible."

2019 2h 5m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 2,978

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Unlikely but not impossible.”

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Cast

Charlize Theron
Charlotte Field
Seth Rogen
Fred Flarsky
O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Lance
June Diane Raphael
Maggie Millikin
Ravi Patel
Tom
Andy Serkis
Parker Wembley
Bob Odenkirk
President Chambers
Alexander Skarsgård
Prime Minister James Steward

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jonathan Levine
Writers: Dan Sterling, Liz Hannah, Dan Sterling
Languages: French, English, Swedish
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Swedish.

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3 / 8

CAST

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218+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jonathan Levine, shot by Yves Bélanger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marco Beltrami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Melissa Bretherton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen and O'Shea Jackson Jr. carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Unlikely but not impossible.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jonathan Levine directs. Yves Bélanger behind the camera. Marco Beltrami scores. Melissa Bretherton cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Swedish.
3218+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Jonathan Levine, shot by Yves Bélanger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Marco Beltrami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Melissa Bretherton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen and O'Shea Jackson Jr. carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Unlikely but not impossible.".
9IMDB entry: tt2139881 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 37 themes, including "journalist", "usa president", "strong woman", "tattoo".
11Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yves Bélanger
Original score: Marco Beltrami
Editing: Melissa Bretherton
Production design: Kalina Ivanov
Costume design: Mary E. Vogt
Makeup / hair: Melissa Fafard
VFX supervisor: Dan Schrecker
Sound: Jeremy B. Davis
Stunt coordinator: David McKeown
Runtime: 125 min · 2h 5m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $40,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Long Shot (2019)

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Manuel São Bento2019-05-03
★ 7/10
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+
Gimly2019-08-25
★ 5/10
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.
GenerationofSwine2023-01-12
★ 10/10
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.