Long Shot
2019 · Directed by Jonathan Levine
Original language: English
- comedy
- romance
The story
Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter — much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.
What it’s like
Bright, glossy daylight fills most of this studio comedy: sunlit suburban streets, polished hotel suites, and the blue-white sheen of campaign stages, shot in clean, mobile frames that keep the energy up. The soundtrack is loaded with 1990s pop and hip-hop, and the score bounces along between set pieces. Its vibe is breezy and warm with a sharp, slightly rowdy edge, a good fit for a lazy weekend afternoon, a long flight, or a light watch with friends. The pacing is brisk, with jokes arriving in rapid bursts, and the emotional core is a lopsided romance that gradually finds its footing across differences in status and temperament. Intensity runs moderate: frequent profanity, crude sexual humor, recreational drug use, and some brief, comic physical scuffles, with no real gore and little menace. It suits viewers who want a loud, funny romance with political backdrop and aren't put off by raunchy jokes, rather than anything gentle or quiet.
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