Rotten
Everyone involved deserves a script with more wit, originality and sense of purpose.
Anna Smith, Time Out
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
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
6%
Tomatometer
Rotten
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?
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Rotten
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.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
Smarmy. Dopey. Sloppy. Lazy. Creepy. Tone-deaf. Predictable. Embarrassing. Lousy.
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
Rotten
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 ...
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice
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