A thoroughly unconvincing dramedy about an ex-soccer star juggling the demands of more involved fatherhood and suburban nookie, Playing for Keeps is tonal misfire that attempts to pivot into romantic reconciliation and tap into the same vein of awakened responsibility and maturation as People Like Us. It fails. Seemingly designed chiefly to lionize the irresistible masculinity of producer-star, Gerard Butler, the movie’s lack of commitment to consistent character traits results in an aggravating and wishy-washy combination of treacly sentimentality and male fantasy. What could have been a more complicated and contemporary suburban spin on Alfie feels like a lazy and anonymous daydream postcard of discord and resolution. For the full, original review, from Screen International, click here. (FilmDistrict, 105 minutes, PG-13)