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When he’s not in emergencies (ER), the Middle East (Syriana, 2005), black and white (Good night and good luck, 2005), swindler in Las Vegas (Ocean’s Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen , 2001, 2004 and 2007) or representative of coffee capsules, George Clooney plays American football, took his showers all dressed and made his clothes to dry on the windows of the train. What else?

In 1925, American football was still in its infancy, and players were all professionals, actually, fans foaming all cities, playing every game, hoping to earn a few dollars. Trainant behind an image of drinkers invétérés trends baggareuses, footballers are struggling to find sponsors willing to support them. For example of the Bulldogs, the team whose Dodge Connelly (George Clooney) is master, which lost its main sponsor, forcing the crew to return to their earlier life.

But that is not counting on the determination of Dodge Connolly, which is unfair that the university complies with the football stadiums, and not professional football. At C.C. Frazier (Jonathan Pryce), it will negotiate a young player full of talent, Carter Rutherford (John Krakinski), which lags behind him a glorious past to war in order to fill stadiums and raise funds.

This new essort of professional football is not without attracting the attention of the young and beautiful journalist Lexie Littleton (Renée Zellweger), which will not agree to the favors of the two personalities of the team. Discovering the truth about the heroic exploits of Carter Rutherford, journalist y vera an opportunity to give a boost to his career…

Film mixed, dupes Games brings together two stories under the same tent. On the one hand, the poster U.S. puts forward the “history of football, consistent with the original title Leatherheads (literally” head of leather, leather helmet worn by the players to protect themselves) and on the other hand, the poster with a French love story with this title games dupes. Navigating between two waters, the film is a slice of history staged with the dynamism of a Clooney and the charm of a Zellweger, who, if you lose it does not, you should provide a good time.