Gerard Butler nobly fends off the advances of throngs of beautiful women in
Playing for Keeps, which isn’t a documentary but instead an innocuous, predictable romantic comedy about a womanizing former soccer star determined to win back his ex-wife and be a real father to their smart and sensitive son. Playful and sweet yet instantly forgettable, it’s the kind of film that has a bit more honesty and heart than many would like to admit, but it still fails to blossom into anything more than the standard romance despite an unexpectedly nuanced screenplay by Robbie Fox (penning his first solo script since 1993’s
So I Married an Axe Murderer) and competent di...
Released:
2012
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
n/a