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Article posted: 12/6/2012 5:00 AM

Butler, Biel can't save misogynistic sports rom-comedy

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Stacie (Jessica Biel), Lewis (Noah Lomax) enjoy a nice moment with former soccer superstar George (Gerard Butler) in the romantic sports comedy "Playing for Keeps."

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George (Gerard Butler), a former soccer superstar, has his life changed after he starts coaching his son's soccer team in the romantic sports comedy "Playing For Keeps."

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Gabriele Muccino's "Playing For Keeps" (originally called "Playing the Field") wants to be a misty-eyed father/son reunion story, and a sensitive romance, and a thrilling sports drama reaffirming that losers can become winners if they're lucky enough to have a hunky coach with a Scottish accent. But this soccer film spends most of its time comically offsides and dramatically out of bounds.