Long Shot 2019

     Charlotte Field is Madam Secretary to the President of the United States.  She is one of the most influential women in the world.  She has the ear of the President and he tells her in confidence that he is leaving his office.  He also tells her that he will recommend her as the next President.  Fred Flarsky is a journalist and he is an old friend of Charlotte.  She used to babysit him when they were both younger.  He had a crush on her then and he still does.  On an impulse, Charlotte hires Fred to be her speechwriter.  Charlotte’s team of advisers disagree with her choice and they think it’s a very bad idea?  Fred is not exactly the same spiffy dresser that Charlotte has honed for her image.  Steps may be needed get Fred out of his current wardrobe.  
     I didn’t think I would like this film but I thought there was weight and comedy both to the plot.  Theron and Rogen seem to mesh even though they seem like oil and water?  Opposites do attract!!  Even thought the subject is heaven it is funny and light at the same time.  This isn’t the first time Rogen has landed a role with a very attractive woman.  He has been in a LOT of films and he has acted with Katherine Heigl, Joey King, Maria Blasucci, Aasha Davis, Glenne Headly, Kristen Bell, Danielle Davenport, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lolli Sorenson, Elizabeth Gilles and many others.   3 1/2* (I liked this movie)

125 min, Comedy directed by Jonathan Levine with Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, June Diane Raphael, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Ravi Patel, Bob Odenkirk, Andy Serkis, Randall Park, Tristan D. Lalla, Alexander Skarsgard, Aladdin Tawfeek, Wanya and Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman, Isla Dowling.

Note:  Rotten Tomatoes 81% critic 75% audience, Imdb 6.9 out of 10 with 54,779 reviews, Roger Ebert 3* Brian Tallerico, Metacritic 67 out of 100 with 45 critics (31 positive, 14 mixed) 6.7 out of 10 with 193 user scores (131 positive, 35 mixed, 27 negative), Washington Post 2* out of 4* Ann Hornaday, The Guardian 4* out of 5* Wendy Ide, Letterboxd 3.4* out of 5*, Amazon 4.1* out of 5* with 786 reviews. 

Special Note:  Filmed in Cartagena, Colombia and Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  Seth Rogen was one of the few actors able to successfully transition from TV to films.  He was previously on Freeks and Geeks. There is a mistake in one of the scenes.  Fred is in a convenience store and a bag of Doritos Sonic Sour Cream is seen in the store.  This item is only sold in Canada and the scene is supposed to be in New York City.