Everyone involved deserves a script with more wit, originality and sense of purpose.
Playing for Keeps
This holiday season, what do you really want?
2012 · 1h 46m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Gabriele Muccino
Overview
A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's soccer team in an attempt to get his life together.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
Dennis Quaid hammers away at a nothing role as Thurman's husband, an adulterous alpha dog; it's nearly identical to the one he played earlier this year in What to Expect When You're Expecting, but who's counting?
These are actors due a break. Unfortunately, this comedy-drama about a kids' soccer coach boinking a bunch of desperate housewives doesn't appear to be it.
Smarmy. Dopey. Sloppy. Lazy. Creepy. Tone-deaf. Predictable. Embarrassing. Lousy.
I'll long be haunted by Dennis Quaid's manic performance as a palm-greasing dad who seems to be under the influence of bath salts ...
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