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10/18/08
The Longshots (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 60
Fresh: 22
Rotten:38
Average Rating: 5.1/10
Consensus: The Longshots means well, but it's a largely formulaic affair, rarely deviating from the inspirational sports movie playbook.
Theatrical Release: Aug 22, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $11,389,715
Synopsis: Based on the true story of the first female quarterback to play in a Pop Warner football game, THE LONGSHOTS is an inspiring underdog story of personal triumph and small-town values. The film opens in down-on-its-luck Minden, Illinois,... [More]
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10/18/08
Cube and Durst have certainly survived worse career flops, but the chances of them working together again on a film? Let's just say it's a longshot.
09/08/08
It's rare to see a well-made movie that empowers young girls the way this one does. So who am I to complain about the plot being formulaic?
09/05/08
It's a by-the-numbers Hollywood movie, but a surprisingly competent one.
09/04/08
A Disney wannabe, Fred Durst's girl power sports flick is ho hum and very forgettable...
08/29/08
The based-on-a-true-story tale of Pop Warner's first female quarterback is a feelgood picture with not a single convention out of place that manages not to offend even if it also doesn't offer a single shred of originality.
08/29/08
...sensitive, well-attuned performances [from] Ice Cube and [Keke] Palmer...
08/29/08
The most surprising thing about the inspirational sports movie The Longshots is not that there isn't already an inspirational sports movie with that exact name. The big shock is that the director Fred Durst -- and he doesn't do half bad.
08/28/08
A pleasant, if predictable, tale of female empowerment ideal for the under ten set.
08/24/08
This is your basic, generic sports underdog movie that plays very much like an afterschool special. That's not to say it's all that bad, but one expects more when they're paying ten bucks on a Friday night.
08/23/08
Well, at least the underdog formula has gotten so tight that we can wrap these things up in under 90 minutes.
08/22/08
We're left with an unforced, sweet-natured story about people who find small ways to touch others and rediscover the good in themselves.
08/22/08
Based on the real-life of Jasmine Plummer, this story ought to have all the heart and drama needed, but the onscreen version is too sloppy to even get the clichés right.
08/22/08
Non-discriminating audience members would be just as well served by re-visiting Rocky, Hoosiers, Rudy or even Remember the Titans.
08/22/08
Latest News for The Longshots
August 25, 2008:
Cube's Longshots Pay Off for Director Durst 
Fred Durst knows no one expected him to trade in his backwards hat for a director's chair -- especially to helm a family film like "The Longshots" -- but the Limp Bizkit... More...
August 24, 2008:
Keke Palmer plays another underdog in sentimental family flick.
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August 21, 2008:
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June 22, 2008:
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