Director and star George Clooney's game attempt to capture the high-spirited silliness of classic screwball comedies falls flat, in large part because Duncan Brantley and Rick Reilly's screenplay lacks sparkle.
1925: College football is becoming an increasingly popular sport, but professional football is languishing. Teams are folding at a frightening rate, and when the ragtag Duluth Bulldogs lose their only sponsor, the team is unceremoniously disbanded, sending the players back to grim jobs in factories, fields and coal mines. Aging Dodge Connelly (Clooney) is even worse off: He's never done anything but play football and no one is interested in hiring a ...
Released:
2008
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
114 mins