Review of Playing for Keeps (2012) by Rebecca Murray for About.com — 06 Dec 2012

There's absolutely no reason to waste time playing around with Playing for Keeps.

This review of Playing for Keeps (2012) was written by Rebecca Murray and published by About.com on 06 Dec 2012.

Playing for Keeps has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Monique Y (102) on 13 Feb 2014

Sweet, funny and easy to watch. Entertaining when you are in a mood for something light. Gerard Butler keeps getting sexier with age…

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By Amy P (296) on 17 Jan 2015

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