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08/22/08
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.
Reviews for The Longshots
What makes this one different? Absolutely nothing. (Sure, it's based on a true story, but I mean come on, whatever.)
08/22/08
Top CriticIf I've seen one movie about a team of underdogs, I've seen a dozen. But I hadn't seen The Longshots before.
08/22/08
Top Critic...while The Longshots is far from original - much less first-class - it is effective in its own, middle-of-the-road way.
08/22/08
Director Fred Durst, yes you are reading that correctly, made a very noticeable debut with this true story that is full of cliches but a ton of heart.
08/21/08
plummets from sentimental to sappy
08/21/08
Cube gives a layered, subtle portrayal and it is a pleasure to watch Curtis bloom along with Jasmine.
08/21/08
Despite the name, it's a pretty safe bet for an enjoyable film for the whole family.
08/21/08
The physical setting and particular racial group may be different, but you have seen these consciously life-affirming sports-family movies before, and this one doesn't disappoint in its by-the-book generic formula.
08/21/08
There are few movies out right now more genuine than this Cinderella story.
08/21/08
Keke Palmer and Ice Cube (who co-produced) offer the sort of multi-layered performances that elevate a predictable plot into something special
08/21/08
A feel-good family sports drama more likely to make the viewer feel sick from sugar overload.
08/21/08
The guy who gifted the world Nookie is making movies these days, and much like the music he created with band Limp Bizkit, Durst's cinematic sensibilities are hackneyed, tiresome, and lack sorely needed rehearsal.
08/21/08
Musicians in need of a metronome could pick up a steady beat from The Longshots, a thoroughly conventional sports-underdog movie based on the real-life first female quarterback in the Pop Warner junior football league.
08/21/08
One ounce of conflict or on-field exhilaration might perk things up, but Durst avoids tension like it's a stalker who snuck onto a music video set.
08/21/08
Durst and Cube and Co. have done a decent job with a movie that never set out to be more than an average crowd pleaser.
08/21/08
Girl-powered sports film is predictable but sweet.
08/21/08
Directed by Fred Durst (of the band "Limp Bizkit"), "The Longshots" is a cookie-cutter feel-good kid's movie that seems like it was made by some faulty gadget stuck on auto-pilot.
08/21/08
Keke Palmer has single-handedly saved another feel-good drama from drowning in sap.
08/21/08
Cube opts for dramatically earnest pathos rather than simply seriocomic shtick.
08/21/08
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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June 22, 2008:
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