Playing for Keeps (2012)

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playing for keeps

ORIGINAL TITLE

Playing for Keeps (AKA Playing the Field)

YEAR

2012

RUNNING TIME

106 min.

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COUNTRY

(New) Visual section

DIRECTOR

Gabriele Muccino

SCREENWRITER

Robbie Fox

COMPOSER

Andrea Guerra

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Peter Menzies Jr.

CAST

Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Uma Thurman, Dennis Quaid, Judy Greer, Noah Lomax, James Tupper, Iqbal Theba, Aidan Potter, Marlena Lerner

STUDIO/PRODUCER

Nu Image Films / Millennium Films

AWARDS

2012: Razzie Awards: Nominated for Worst Supporting Actress (Jessica Biel)

GENRE

Comedy. Romance | Romantic comedy. Sports. Soccer/Football

SYNOPSIS/PLOT

A former professional athlete (Gerard Butler) with a weak past tries to redeem himself by coaching his son's soccer team, only to find himself unable to resist when in scoring position with his players' restless and gorgeous moms.

PRO REVIEWS

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"Sometimes the movie swerves toward farce, sometimes into the zone of smiley family comedy and at other times into full-on weepiness. None of it is especially credible or engaging" (A. O. Scott: The New York Times)

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"'Playing for Keeps' is a perfectly pleasant romantic comedy completely lacking in novelty (...) Rating: ** (out of four)" (Colin Covert: Minneapolis Star Tribune )

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"As a movie, it's not much. But it's the best showcase for his charm that Butler has ever had" (Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle)

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"This is a good premise for a comedy, but somewhere along the way, it got diluted and turned into a sappy, feel-good story of family togetherness" (Stephen Farber: The Hollywood Reporter)

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"A dreary, dismally unfunny excuse for a romantic comedy (...) Rating: * (out of four)" (Ann Hornaday: The Washington Post)

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