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  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • Slowhand Cinema Releasing
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • Slowhand Cinema Releasing
  • 1 h 45 m

Summary A young ladies' man, David, teaches his dating tricks to his lonely, widowed grandfather, and plays his best mind games to meet the woman of his dreams. But as David's games begin to fail him, Grandpa quickly transforms into the Don Juan of the nursing home. Slowly, the teacher becomes the student, and it's up to Grandpa to teach David...

Directed By: Marc Fienberg

Written By: Marc Fienberg

  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • Slowhand Cinema Releasing
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • Slowhand Cinema Releasing
  • 1 h 45 m

Play the Game

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Summary A young ladies' man, David, teaches his dating tricks to his lonely, widowed grandfather, and plays his best mind games to meet the woman of his dreams. But as David's games begin to fail him, Grandpa quickly transforms into the Don Juan of the nursing home. Slowly, the teacher becomes the student, and it's up to Grandpa to teach David...

Directed By: Marc Fienberg

Written By: Marc Fienberg

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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58% Mixed
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33% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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58% Mixed
7 Reviews
33% Negative
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63
While Fienberg's direction is no great shakes, the film showcases its veteran cast.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
50
Ultimately it's sunk by the hole in the middle: Paul Campbell (presidential aide Billy on "Battlestar Galactica") who substitutes smarm for charm as the archetypal player who gets played.
By Joe Williams FULL REVIEW
50
The comedy's broad perfs, predictable story beats and pro but characterless packaging have a smallscreen feel.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
40
Undeniably offers cheap laughs, its most receptive audiences will likely be found in retirement-community auditoriums.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
40
This Lifetime-ready comedy is hardly provocative--let alone perceptive, funny, or fresh
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30
A sex romp starring Andy Griffith? Holy AARP! The good news is that the seemingly perennial TV fixture is still funny and sharp and folksy. The bad news is that he lost the bet, or whatever it was that got him into Marc Fienberg's smarmy, lackluster comedy.
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This comedy is a bilge pump of tacky jokes, fake sentiment, and hollow performances, accompanied on the soundtrack by lite rock and hokey music cues. It should never have been made, though it's probably guaranteed a long life at bad-film festivals.
By J.R. Jones FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Story Films
Release Date Aug 28, 2009
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline Andy Griffith like you have never seen him before
Website http://www.playthegamemovie.com/
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Awards

Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Santa Fe Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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