Review of Playing for Keeps (2012) by Emily L — 13 Oct 2013

Slogging pace, only partially believable characters, and a completely asinine ending.

This review of Playing for Keeps (2012) was written by Emily L on 13 Oct 2013.

Playing for Keeps has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Chalisse R (4) on 17 Jan 2015

Some very good actors take part in this very average, run of the mill, romantic comedy. Nothing happens here that you cannot predict…

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By Maciej Z (23) on 20 Mar 2014

It's easy to say, what's wrong here - everything. How such good actors ended up in this movie, I've no idea…

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