Leather Heads
alright well this movie stars george clooney (he also directed) renee zellweger and that one guy from “the office” (i think) that looks like the guy that plays “chuck”.
Ok so the movie takes place in 1925 where college football is king and well the pros are just a bunch of WWI vets that decide to beat each other up a few days a a week. The movie follows George Clooney, a WWI Vet that is 45 and is trying to keep pro football alive. While at the same time (the guy from the office, dont know his name. sorry) is a WWI hero and a current student at Princeton as well as the best football player in the country. After Clooney’s team and most other teams go bankrupt he goes after the war hero so that he can get attendance up in the pro game. Zellweger plays a reporter looking to ruin the hero’s life and thats how we get Leather Heads.
At the time (1925) pro football was a joke bc no one played football after college bc football was just a sport and a hobby not a profession. Many great college football stars got their degrees and became professionals in their respective fields after college. In a way the movie shows/follows that and the start of the league by having congress appoint a commissioner and SET RULES. That was also a reason pro football was considered a joke. It had no set rules like the college game did.
Overall the movie was ok. I saw it bc nothing else seemed interesting and i hadnt gone to the movies in about a month bc of school and work. I’d say to wait for the rental. its a little over 2 hours long and i really thought it started to drag out towards the end. This story could of been told in less time.
so ya wait for the rental or cable version or something.
reviewed by
-albert
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Tags: football, george clooney, leather heads, renee zellweger