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Playing for Keeps

2012

Gabriele Muccino

Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Uma Thurman ...

4.5

5,331

Romance. Comedy George Dryer (Gerard Butler), a former professional athlete 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.

	Author	Review
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"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"	NEG
United States	Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune	"'Playing for Keeps' is a perfectly pleasant romantic comedy completely lacking in novelty (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEG
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"As a movie, it's not much. But it's the best showcase for his charm that Butler has ever had"	NEU
United States	Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter	"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"	NEG
United States	Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"A dreary, dismally unfunny excuse for a romantic comedy (...) Rating: ★ (out of four)"	NEG

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