Film Review – Players (2024)

“Players” was shot nearly three years ago, finally landing a Valentine’s Day release to help lubricate warm relationship feelings for viewers on the hunt for something soft to watch. However, the feature, scripted by Whit Anderson, doesn’t have much of a gooey center. It’s a sillier picture about hostile people lying their way into the pants of unsuspecting partners, with the main characters practiced deceivers, presented here as lovable scamps. For a movie about intense planning and foresight, “Players” doesn’t seem to understand its own unpleasantness, marching forward with comedy that doesn’t connect and character chemistry that never appears. It's a misguided shot of romantic vibes from director Trish Sie (who shot another film, “Sitting in Bars with Cake,” after this, which was released last year), who doesn’t bring a sense of gentleness to feelings, and she’s clumsy with funny business, pitching everything broadly in an effort to register the endeavor as “cute.” Read the rest at Blu-ray.com