George is a former professional soccer star who's moved to Virginia to be close to his ex-wife and son. He's broke, jobless, without a plan, and a constant source of disappointment to his son. When he takes over as his son's soccer coach, he has a new connection to the lad. He also gets the attention of three of the players' moms as well as the glad hand of a wealthy dad. His ex-wife's getting married, he has a lead on a sportscasting job, and he finds new ways to disappoint ... (Full plot summary below)
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George is a former professional soccer star who's moved to Virginia to be close to his ex-wife and son. He's broke, jobless, without a plan, and a constant source of disappointment to his son. When he takes over as his son's soccer coach, he has a new connection to the lad. He also gets the attention of three of the players' moms as well as the glad hand of a wealthy dad. His ex-wife's getting married, he has a lead on a sportscasting job, and he finds new ways to disappoint his son. Is there any way he can sort things out?
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| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyThis saga of a former soccer star coaching his son's team in order to worm his way back into the heart of his ex-wife aims to be warm and funny. Alas, it is mechanical and exhausting, like a windup toy of a monkey crashing together cymbals for 106 minutes while incrementally winding down. |
| honeycuttshollywood.comKirk HoneycuttHow can you stick Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Dennis Quaid and Judy Greer in a comedy and come up so empty? |
| Detroit NewsTom LongIt appears to be an empty-headed piffle of a film about a dashing former professional soccer star coaching his son's team and having affairs with an assortment of randy soccer moms. And that's precisely what it is. |
| Entertainment WeeklyDarren FranichThe central question of the movie becomes: Can George triumph over his inability to stop hot women from throwing themselves at him? |
| Screen It!Jim JudyAs the old saying goes, 'Well, that's two hours of my life I'll never get back.' Time is precious. Don't waste yours on a film like this. (Full Content Review for Parents also available) |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordAbout the best thing to be said for this movie...is that it doesn't costar Katherine Heigl. |
| TV GuideJason BuchananIt could be just the kind of pleasant surprise that leaves your inner cynic at a momentary loss for words. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyWasting the talents of seveal charming actresses, this misogynistic romantic ccomedy is one of the silliest films of the year. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittContrived and phony from beginning to end, "Playing for Keeps" never does make sense of its characters, who flip and flop from scene to scene. |
| Globe and MailLiam LaceyThough the script takes pains to paint George as a passive boy-man, there's just not enough lovable here and too much of the thoughtless lout. Butler beware: In acting as in soccer, if you keep taking dives, sooner or later you pay the penalty. |
