Film Review – Playing It Cool

In 2014, during promotion for “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” actor Chris Evans let it slip that he’s grown tired of acting, fatigued by his Marvel contract and recent gigs. It was a moment of honesty in an intensely guarded industry, making it clear that Evans’s heart just wasn’t in the work anymore, save for a few extraordinary projects (including “Snowpiercer”). After viewing “Playing It Cool,” Evans’s latest release (actually shot in 2012), his disappointment is understandable, caught playing a creep in a movie that ultimately seeks to endear itself to its audience, stroking the same romantic comedy clichés it strives to satirize. It’s dreary, unfunny work, but as a catalyst for future career reinvention, Evans couldn’t have made a better professional choice. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com