3/10
Playing For Keeps, more like Lose All Faith in Gerard Butler Movies
11 December 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Grrr.... Not again. Gerard, what happened to you?? You used to pick good movies and play great characters. You need a new agent. The only reason I gave this movie a 3 and not a 1 is because the actors were fine.

The writing sucked, the plot was played out and it was all extremely typical and predictable. The characters were not lovable and the kid wasn't that cute. With a romantic comedy like this, starring a beefcake like Gerard, ya gotta pine to the ladies. I gave no sympathy to his part, since he couldn't keep his wang in his pants for two seconds, even though he claimed to be trying to get "the Love of His Life" back. Yeah, yeah.. the ladies threw themselves at him (understandably) but he could have gained more respect and compassion if he could have at least found a funny way to get out of the situations without boning every lady in town. Gross. Not attractive at all.

I give it one thumb down and one thumb sideways (for the scenes with him showing his chest - can't go thumbs down on that). I used to have a giant girl-boner for him, but honestly- I was there with my BOYFRIEND and was VERY glad to be coming home to rub on his manly chest INSTEAD. No Gerard fantasies for me on this one.

Oh, Dennis Quaid was funny and neurotic. I liked the way he kept on slapping (see the movie and you'll know what I mean). But his part was also predictable. I could have written a better movie on a crack binge. Maybe that's what the writers need, some good old crack cocaine. All I can say is the audience will wish they were on crack while trying to suffer through this movie.
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