'Long Shot': When The Romance Is Real, But The Realpolitik Isn't
Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen spark off each other in what is essentially a gender-swapped The American President, though the film's cursory understanding of politics feels woefully out-of-touch.
by Scott Tobias
May 02, 2019
3 minutes
There are two fantasies at play in , a political rom-com about a scruffy, unemployed journalist and his unlikely relationship with the glamorous Secretary of State who used to be his babysitter. The first is more or less the same formula its star, Seth Rogen, rode to stardom over a decade ago in , in which he played the unfortunate half of a one-night stand that leads to pregnancy and a deeper commitment to a
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