Long Shot Reviews

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, I really enjoyed the concept but, to be honest, I wish they did cast a slightly more attractive actor than Seth Rogen. Seriously, it was already rather ridiculous 14 years ago when he hooked up with Katherine Heigl in ‘Knocked Up’ but, with Charlize Theron, he managed somehow to get some major and completetly bewildering upgrade. I mean, I actually liked his character, completely identified myself with him, and I understand that he was supposed to be some kind of hipster leftist nerd but, honestly, there is no way on earth that this man would end up with this woman. And, yet, I actually liked the damned thing though and it mostly had to do with Charlize Theron. Seriously, I have been following this actress for about 25 years and it is incredible that she is still so gorgeous. But it went beyond that as she was quite pitch-perfect playing this talented and committed but also terribly lonely woman. On top of that, the whole thing reminded me of the time when I was 14 years old and I had a major crush with a friend of my older sister and, to some extent, of my relationship with my wife who was (and still is) a gorgeous MILF when I met her. Basically, I just love the idea that a rather average looking guy might end up with such an incredibly beautiful woman and the way their relationship evolved was actually fairly convincing. Anyway, to conclude, even if Seth Rogen was rather miscast in my opinion, I still had a weak spot for the damned thing and I think it is worth a look, at least, if you like the genre.