Play the Game

2009 "If you want to win at love, you have to play the game."
6.3| 1h45m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 27 February 2009 Released
Producted By: Story Films
Country: United States of America
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When ladies' man David Mitchell (Paul Campbell) gives his lonely grandfather, Joe (Andy Griffith), some pointers on dating, Joe becomes a big hit with the women in his retirement community. But David strikes out with his own tricks when he tries to woo a girl named Julie (Marla Sokoloff). Now it's up to Joe to teach his grandson how to win at love without playing games. Doris Roberts and Liz Sheridan co-star in this award-winning comedy.

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mgarciber I really liked this movie. It has a little of everything, romance, comedy and a twist at the end that I did not see it coming. When I saw the cover of the movie I was like " na... It is a movie of a nursing home". But it was 9pm and I did not want to see an action, horror, thriller movie because sometimes I cannot sleep with those movies because I suffer from anxiety.So I told my husband it had good reviews and he said lets go for it. I laughed during all the movie especially with the role of the grandpa. But as a girl I love to see those movies in which those macho guys that think they have everything figured out with girls end up finding the real love. But what really caught my heart of the movie is the final part. I thought that all the movie was about him and at the end we learn all the movie was about her with that final twist.
nuhc My wife downloaded this on Netflix. We'd never heard of it before, but she liked the description so we watched it. The story line is of a young player who's out trying to score with women who visits his grandfather (Andy Griffith) in the retirement community. Apparently his grandmother recently passed away, and his grandfather made a promise to her that he would date again after she died. He tries to teach his grandfather all the tricks of getting women, and meanwhile meets a girl he really falls for. In a twist, the young player becomes a one-woman man, while his one-woman grandfather becomes quite the player.This movie was surprisingly good for not having a lot of name brand talent (other than Andy Griffith and Doris Roberts). The younger actors in this movie tend to act a little stiff and it's as if their characters weren't completely fleshed out, but nonetheless the movie seems to come together in the end, even though the ending tends to be somewhat predictable. The funny parts though are the older actors discussing sex, like you wouldn't want to hear your grandparents talk about getting it on. And then a funny plot twist in the end makes this movie just a little bit better.
bbj1969 We rented this because Andy Griffith was in it. We were disgusted! I thought Andy Griffith professed to be a believer in the Lord, Jesus Christ. I saw quite the opposite with this movie. If you are looking for Andy Taylor, you will NOT find him in this movie. As a parent I am angry that my children were exposed to a degree of porn. "Grandpa's horny and he wants to have some fun." Direct quote from Andy in the movie, and it only goes downhill from there.If you want your children to respect sex with multiple partners before marriage, oral sex, and did I mention sex, then by all means watch it. But, if you care about morals, and what your children see then please stay away from Play The Game.No exaggerations!
sddavis63 If you think it's funny or entertaining to listen to Andy Griffith talk in some degree of unnecessary detail about the erections he gets while taking Viagra then settle in and get ready - because you'll love this. Andy plays Joe, a lonely widower in a nursing home who gets taught how to "get the girls" by his grandson David (Paul Campbell.) Just as Joe (who had only been with David's grandmother through his entire life to this point) starts to enjoy playing the field, though, David (who wouldn't know commitment if it hit him with a car) meets someone he wants to settle down with (Julie, played by the very cute Marla Sokoloff) but who turns him down.Once you get over the impossible to avoid distaste at watching Griffith (who generally plays pretty wholesome roles) discuss over and over again the state of his male anatomy, you have to decide which of the two story lines is more dull: watching Joe playing the field at the nursing home, or watching David pursue Julie to what you know from the start is going to be the inevitable "happily ever after" moment. The role reversal involved with the two characters struck me as incredibly "who cares?" and neither of the stories are either interesting or funny in particular. To the extent that there are laughs, I suppose Joe's story offers a few chuckles from time to time - and Sokoloff is adorably cute! On the whole, though, this movie is a train wreck.