“And she’s my president.”

From The Long Shot.

Secretary of state Charlotte Field (Charlize Theron) is a woman who is not afraid to give all of her time, effort, and energy for the benefit of America and the good of the world overall.  When the President (Bob Odenkirk) announces that he will not be running for reelection and wants to endorse her, Charlotte is excited, but she knows that her only chance of success will come from presenting her environmental reform initiative successfully to the countries of the world.  Members of her staff (June Diane Raphael and Ravi Patel) inform her that several polls one show that Charlotte’s lack of humor in her speeches is an issue.  Fred (Seth Rogen) is a reporter who’s constantly risking everything for a story and pulling no punches when reporting to the uninformed public, however when his paper is bought out by media tycoon Parker Wembley (Andy Serkis), Fred quits out of principle and turns to his friend, Lance (O’Shea Jackson Jr.), to help cheer him up. When Lance gets them into a party that Charlotte is also attending, childhood friends Charlotte and Fred are able to reconnect after decades.  Against the advice of her staff, Charlotte decides to hire Fred to write her speeches and embark on a world tour for her environmental reform campaign.  Greatly unprepared to be in the world spotlight, Fred’s hilarious but immature personality often conflicts with the political choices and lifestyle that Charlotte has to work through.  While the two are definite opposites, there is also an undeniable spark between them that will force both Fred and Charlotte to reevaluate they’re growing relationship through the scope of the world’s political happenings.

While there are some definite funny moments scattered throughout, the main issue this movie is that it can’t seem to decide if it wants to be a romantic comedy, women’s empowerment movement, or political commentary.  However, the main casting is brilliant as Theron is mesmerizing and Rogen is oddly endearing.  Long Shot is a movie that seems to have missed its mark, but will still hold some laughs for older viewers.

| Rated: R | Running Time: 125 minutes |Genre: comedy/romance |

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 8* of 10|Nudity: 0 of 10|Sexuality: 4 of 10|Gore: 0 of 10

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