The Longshots (2008)
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Reviews Counted:65
Fresh:26
Rotten:39
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: The Longshots means well, but it's a largely formulaic affair, rarely deviating from the inspirational sports movie playbook.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Comedies
US 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... [More]
Reviews for The Longshots
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 3/4 |
Durst's surprisingly gentle and understated direction lends the proceedings authenticity even when they cover the most pro forma ground. Full Review |
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 2/4 |
That's the problem with this well-intentioned celebration of the spirit of Title IX: it wants so badly to be liked that it tries to blend into the crowd. [Blu-ray] Full Review |
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3/4 |
Ice Cube brings his family film "A" game to The Longshots Full Review |
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3/5 |
A winner for the whole family. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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B+ |
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? Full Review |
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52/100 |
It's a by-the-numbers Hollywood movie, but a surprisingly competent one. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Yet another inspirational sports flick. Full Review |
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2/4 |
A Disney wannabe, Fred Durst's girl power sports flick is ho hum and very forgettable... Full Review |
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2/5 |
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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
...sensitive, well-attuned performances [from] Ice Cube and [Keke] Palmer... Full Review |
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6/10 |
Not maudlin enough to make it memorable Full Review |
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B- |
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. Full Review |
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2/4 |
None of the scenes snap, crackle or pop. Full Review |
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2.0/4 |
Predictable and uninspiring. Full Review |
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2/4 |
A pleasant, if predictable, tale of female empowerment ideal for the under ten set. Full Review |
CommentLatest 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:
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