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Two Can Play That Game
Screen Gems Inc.
FILM:
MPAA RATING: R for language including sexual dialogue
Starring
Vivica A. Fox,
Morris Chestnut,
Anthony Anderson,
Wendy Raquel Robinson,
Tamala Jones,
and
Gabrielle Union
In this comedic battle of the sexes, Shante (Fox) is about to discover that not only are there no rules -- she's not the only one playing. (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
| GENRE(S): |
Romance
|
| WRITTEN BY: |
Mark Brown
|
| DIRECTED BY: |
Mark Brown
|
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: December 26, 2001
Video: December 26, 2001
Theatrical: September 7, 2001
|
| RUNNING TIME: |
90 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
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75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
A snappily fun Mantrap Movie, as films about husband-hunting gals are known, is that rare hybrid of romantic comedy and Super Bowl.
75
Boston Globe
Jonathan Perry
In addition to the film's two extremely likable stars, the strong supporting cast features a who's who of rising African-American actors.
63
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The movie does have charm and moments of humor, but what it doesn't have is romance.
63
Miami Herald
Connie Ogle
The movie still manages to unearth laughs, some of them pretty big, especially once Shanté's program is under way.
60
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
Writer-director Mark Brown ruptures and restores the realism in this romantic comedy with ease, dispensing earnest wisdom with a little tongue in cheek instead of undermining it with a lot of irony.
60
TV Guide
Stephen Miller
A sassy romantic battle of the sexes with a refreshing African-American slant.
58
Portland Oregonian
Gary Dowell
An endearing romantic comedy that pokes fun at the ridiculous things people do for love.
50
USA Today
Claudia Puig
Women may appear a bit smarter here, but both sexes are portrayed as superficial and silly.
50
San Francisco Chronicle
Edward Guthmann
The best scenes are the ones that Fox shares with Tamala Jones, Wendy Raquel Robinson and the full-figured Monique as her sassy girlfriends. There's a ripe, crackling spontaneity when these women get together.
42
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Along comes Two Can Play That Game to demonstrate that antifeminist silliness is color-blind.
40
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
Ultimately feels somewhat overprocessed, and its humor is a little too broad at times -- it probably crosses the acceptable threshold of penis and boob jokes.
40
Los Angeles Times
Gene Seymour
There probably isn't another actress anywhere who could make that corny self-advertisement work. And there definitely isn't another actress who could make such an overbearing heroine worth watching for an hour and a half.
40
The New York Times
Dana Stevens
A likable, featherweight romantic comedy that hardly asks to be taken seriously, but its very triviality is, in some ways, quite significant.
38
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
The characters are so cartoonish, it's hard to care on any level -- except that it wastes such talented performers.
38
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Aside from the shamelessly promoted corporate sponsors, nobody emerges from this game a winner. But the biggest losers are the ones who paid good money to watch it.
30
LA Weekly
Mark Olsen
Ultimately neither freewheeling enough to work as a diverting entertainment nor barbed enough to strike home as any sort of social commentary.
30
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Doesn't anyone get sick of this same old routine?
30
New Times (L.A.)
Luke Y. Thompson
Too bad very few of these high jinks are actually funny -- the outtakes at the end of the film suggest a more relaxed ensemble vibe that the film proper was unable to retain.
25
Chicago Tribune
Loren King
Throws its obvious predecessor, "Waiting to Exhale," into relief, making that 1995 syrupy revenge fantasy look positively Shakespearean next to the moronic Two Can Play That Game.
10
Village Voice
Mark Holcomb
It's the summer's most disingenuous movie -- a real achievement in a waning season that included Tim Burton's "Banana Splits" remake.
10
Variety
Robert Koehler
Few recent movies have conceived their central female character more contemptuously -- a fanatic for a lifestyle that appears to have come from the bestselling "The Rules."
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