Play the Game Critic Reviews
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The screenplay, written by first-time director Marc Fienberg, fervently stays true to an ancient sitcom tradition.Read the full review
The comedy's broad perfs, predictable story beats and pro but characterless packaging have a smallscreen feel.Read the full review
Undeniably offers cheap laughs, its most receptive audiences will likely be found in retirement-community auditoriums.Read the full review
Fienberg’s film spends most of its time trying to convince us that true love starts when you stop playing games. Then, in the final minutes, it reverses itself and puts gamesmanship back up on another wobbly pedestal. The result is hard to cheer.Read the full review
A sex romp starring Andy Griffith? Holy AARP! The good news is that the seemingly perennial TV fixture is still funny and sharp and folksy. The bad news is that he lost the bet, or whatever it was that got him into Marc Fienberg's smarmy, lackluster comedy.Read the full review
Has all kinds of good intentions, but the comedy is too broad and the pacing is clumsy. And then there's the Andy Griffith sex scene.Read the full review
