Thanks for the memories!

Admirable film.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Before I get into my core impressions I want to say overall I was mostly entertained. I am a big Michelle Monaghan fan, ever since I saw her in 'Fort Bliss' where she is so good as the soldier and mother trying to strike a balance in her life. Chris Evans also has his moments. But overall it also misses the mark quite often, and then they threw in some unnecessarily "dirty" stuff for no reason at all, it does nothing to advance the story. It just cheapens the mood.Chris Evans is a writer, we don't really get a good idea of his complete backstory except that his mom left when he was just a young boy and his grandfather, old reliable Philip Baker Hall, mostly raised him. That is mainly the reason the script gives us for his not believing in love ever after. However by chance he meets Michelle Monaghan and they just seem to mesh, and we literally see sparks when their hands touch.The problem is she has a long-term boyfriend, a nice and successful guy played by Brit Ioan Gruffudd. In fact as the story moves along they get engaged. But taking advice from his granddad who rescued his own eventual wife from a likely bad marriage, he is determined to hunt down the place in San Francisco where the wedding will be held and set things straight. He feels he has to keep this lady.The movie is filled with various comedic actors, including Topher Grace, Aubrey Plaza, Luke Wilson, Martin Starr, and Anthony Mackie. The story and dialog are very uneven, working well at times and working poorly at other times. It is a good lesson in why really good scriptwriters are so successful. SPOILERS: For my own recollection, when he finally tracks down the site of the outdoor wedding he finds her alone, sitting in the grass in her wedding dress. She stopped it at the last minute, realizing she did not love the guy, so now she could find real happiness with a down-and- out writer.

I watched this movie last night on my TV cable. Thank god I don't have to wasted money on it, since it is the worst romantic comedy movie ever. I turned off the channel after half of the movie because cant stand the sexism of the writing. It is so bad its gives me headache. And I already know how it will end, with the girl leaving her bf for this man. The lead characters has no chemistry, and many characters are there for their name only without any contribution for the story. From the first scene, the story depicts a low life main character who views women as sex object, I hate him. Then he met this gorgeous girl who has a bf and fall in love. How cliché is that? Chris Evan an Monica has no chemistry at all, I fell no sympathy at all for his character, and I don't feel sympathy at all for the girl either. They are both cheating snobs who deserve each other. A sexual predator and a cheating girl. What romantic about that at all? For real? If it is a real world, we can imagine that the next thing will happened is a 911 call for domestic violence. Since the man only view woman as sexual object of course. This movie is sexism and describe the reason why you should stay away from guys like the main character. They are sociopath and only cared about themselves. Avoid it and skip it whenever it pops in your TV cable.

I don't mind the occasional romcom. As a matter of fact I rented this at the same time i rented "Love, Rosie". Neither were anything to write home about or recommend, but this one in particular was weak.The biggest problem here is the writing - which is deplorable.The plot around the lead character is dropped like a dead fly. There is just absolutely no momentum for the plot. The whole "writing" theme isn't tackled well at all(kinda mirrors the whole script actually), and Chris Evans doesn't really fit the bill either. Don't get me wrong, I like Chris Evans and Michelle Monaghan very much, but this will easily qualify as one of their worst.They don't have any chemistry here. The biggest problem is Michelle's 'playing hard to get' which really derails the whole thing. It's not the acting... it's the writing.. there's no significantly well- written dialog between these two, and then the hard-to-get theme, the oddball friend thang, and the completely ball-dropped writing subject of the plot come together to give us this.... a completely under-whelming romcom.I would definitely pass on this one. "Love, Rosie" wasn't great, but it was a lot better following this. There's just not much at the Redbox - here's yesterdays Redbox ratings: Love, Rosie 5.5/10 Playing It Cool 4/10 Spare Parts 6.5/10 Wild Tales 8.5/1042/100 Pass! Even fans of the genre. Drab.

This film tells the story of a philandering writer who finally changes his ways, when he meets a special woman in a charity event. They develop a relationship together despite the challenges and objective hardship.I'm positively surprised by the quality of "Playing It Cool", especially after finding out that it's the director's first full length film. "Playing It Cool" is so romantic and believable, that it is what every romantic film should be like. Chris Evans is very handsome and charismatic, carrying the film all the way through. There is even a showcase of him in different costumes and looks, and even in drag! The film is really all about him, and I'm not complaining. He and Michelle Monaghan are portrayed to be so authentically falling for each other, with romance blossoming gradually along the way. Even though the group of friends, who have very minor roles and are rather clichéd, they provide the spots for the plot to move forward. I really enjoyed this very romantic film.