Players joins the list of romantic comedies released this year. A list that is very short. Though in the grand scheme of things it does appear that rom coms are making somewhat of a comeback. I doubt they will ever reach the heights they were at in the 90s/early 2000s but we do seem to be getting back into the genre. This was an exclusive Netflix release, no theatres were involved. But that does mean that it is eligible for my personal, very exclusive streaming awards that I will be doing at the very prestigious location of my bedroom.
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Overall the movie was fine. It had some really funny moments and I think that the casting was good, but it was just so formulaic and predictable. There really wasn’t anything that resembled an original thought except for the completely predictable subversion of a woman being the one to “run plays”, and being one of the boys in general. Definitely felt like it was written by a man and I mean that in the most derogatory way. The only saving grace of this movie was how gorgeous Gina Rodriguez is and the chemistry between the best friends. That’s really it. 4/10 at best, no awards for you.
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