MOVIE TIP

Long Shot

This might seem like just another in Hollywood’s long line of Goddess-falls-for-Schlub flicks, but it’s more than that. It’s a quite funny adult rom-com, and even when the plot goes off the rails on occasion, the dialogue is still amusing and smart. (The screenplay is by Dan Sterling and Liz Hannah.) Charlize Theron exudes intelligence and strength as a secretary of state who has decided to run for President. Seth Rogen is a wild-card journalist Theron hires to punch up her speeches. They have real comic chemistry, and I particularly love the scene of them dancing to Roxette’s “It Must Have Been Love.”