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Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 2025 film Playdate.
Story
Another clueless man gets roped into a “spy” situation. It’s also a buddy comedy and I use the word comedy reluctantly. The entire story was surface level and didn’t make sense if you examined it at all. But it somehow managed to keep my attention.
Score: 0.5
Characters
Kevin James plays the same character he always does, and the rest of the cast plays idiots. No one, except the wife, does anything with any form of forethought or common sense.
I could almost forgive that if anyone in the movie was likeable.
Score: 0
Dialogue
Arg. There was nothing clever, quotable, or even interesting.
Score: 0
Visuals and Music
The chase and action scenes were well filmed and the choice of camera angles were solid. Most of the choreography was good but lacked logic.
The music was acceptable and did its job.
Score: 0.5
Fun
I was excited because I like Alan Ritchson as Reacher but honestly even his natural charisma wasn’t enough to make the movie watchable.
The kids seemed to like it but the adults wanted to turn it off by the first thirty minutes.
Score: 0
Overall
A waste of talent, time, and an insult to comedy. The action is passable but this movie is bad. Don’t waste your time.
Final Score: 1 Stars out of 5