Dr. Seuss' How a Grinch Survived 'Leatherheads'

Pull up a pillow and enjoy

By: Brad Brevet
Published: Wednesday, April 2nd 2008 at 6:11 AM

No, I am not going to review Leatherheads right now, but I am going to give you a quick little story that will hopefully give you some idea as to what kind of film it is.

Last night my screening was packed. I really don't think there was an empty seat in the place and I would say we were in a theater that held about 300 or so folks. I'm chattin' it up with Laremy and his wife and the Warm 106.9 woman gets up to say her bit and away we go.

Clooney and Zellweger are yucking it up on screen, "Yuck, yuck, yuck…" says Clooney. "Well, yuckety, yuck, yuck," says Renee. It is quite the feature. Just wait until Clooney falls off the bike at the end. Yowsers, zip, zing. Let me tell you about the entire thing…

Anyway, approximately 45 minutes into the film I start to hear a sound rising over the seats. It started low and then started to grow. I wasn't positive and I wasn't quite sure, but could it be a snore?

I turned my head and looked all about, it certainly was a snore, I knew it without a doubt.

Several folks began to laugh, I looked at my watch and I did the math… 5… 8… 12… 15 minutes had passed.

The sound was so loud everyone had to hear, but no one did anything, not even those near. Finally an usher made their way down the aisle, found the culprit and we all began to smile.

The best part of the movie had come to pass, but I still had an hour left to sit on my ass.

Leatherheads hits theaters this Friday, April 4.

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