Review of Playing for Keeps (2012) by Alaina T — 23 Aug 2013

Cute movie. Nice romantic comedy. Good movie for a girls night. :).

This review of Playing for Keeps (2012) was written by Alaina T on 23 Aug 2013.

Playing for Keeps has generally received mixed reviews.

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I understand why people don't love this film but I can't help but enjoy it one of the only films I can come back to time and time again…

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