Playing It Cool

2014, Romance/Drama, 1h 34m

28 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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Playing It Cool pits Chris Evans and Michelle Monaghan's easy chemistry against a screenplay that tries too hard to be quirky and clever, and the results are disappointingly lukewarm. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

A lovestruck man (Chris Evans) enters into a platonic relationship with a woman (Michelle Monaghan) who's already engaged to someone else.

Cast & Crew

Chris Evans
Me
Michelle Monaghan
Her
Aubrey Plaza
Mallory
Ioan Gruffudd
Stuffy
Ashley Tisdale
Self
Martin Starr
Lyle
Patrick Warburton
Dick
Topher Grace
Scott
Luke Wilson
Samson
Anthony Mackie
Bryan
Justin Reardon
Director
Chris Shafer
Screenwriter
Paul Vicknair
Screenwriter
Nicolas Chartier
Producer
Craig J. Flores
Producer
McG
Producer
Mary Viola
Producer
Chris Evans
Executive Producer
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  • Oct 25, 2015
    Chris Evans and Michelle Monaghan star in the quirky romantic comedy Playing It Cool. The story follows a struggling screenwriter who falls for a young woman at a charity gala and attempts to formulate a friend that soon grows into something more. Evans and Monaghan have good chemistry together and handle the comedy quite well. However, most of the jokes are hit and miss; particularly the reoccurring gag of Evans imagining himself in the stories that people tell him. Additionally, a lot of the characters are underdeveloped, which hurts the plot. While it delivers some laughs, overall Playing It Cool is a rather formulaic and uninspired comedy.
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