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Cast
- Chris EvansNarrator
- Michelle MonaghanHer
- Topher GraceScott
- Aubrey PlazaMallory
- Luke WilsonSamson
- Martin StarrLyle
- Anthony MackieBryan
- Ioan GruffuddStuffy
- Philip Baker HallGranddad
- Patrick WarburtonDick
Recommendations
- 70
Village Voice
Proving that its chosen genre is best when its tropes are treated with a balance of sincere sweetness and wink-wink absurdity, Playing It Cool thrives through sheer liveliness, as well as the chemistry of its perfectly paired stars. - 50
New York Daily News
Screenwriters Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair’s script feels like a first draft that was written in one night as they got pumped up on Red Bull and speed-watched Netflix. Guys: Another few polishes could only have helped. - 50
Movie Nation
A mediocre, gimmicky 2015 romantic comedy that featured a star-studded supporting cast, some cute characters, witty banter and adorable leads. - 40
Variety
Even in a self-absorbed role, Evans, who also exec produces, manages to be eminently likable, though the narration he’s asked to spew isn’t half as smart as the filmmakers think it is. Monaghan is luminous, and indeed, the actors shake every last bit of believability out of the thin gruel that’s given them. - 38
RogerEbert.com
Only the really strong cast, including great chemistry between the leads, keeps Playing It Cool from totally derailing. - 33
The Playlist
If Playing It Cool is meant to be an ironic interpretation of what happens to these characters, the film isn't sharp, smart or insightful enough about how actual humans interact to pull it off. - 30
Los Angeles Times
Playing It Cool is a strained romantic comedy that seems to exist only to show how many talented, successful actors — first and foremost "Captain America" star Chris Evans — can be featured in one unworthy movie. - 25
Slant Magazine
As characters endlessly digress on the differences between rom-coms and real life, the film evinces a schizophrenic relationship with its own inside-baseball cynicism.
