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.
Amy Adler
Paul (David Mitchell) thinks he has the rules of courting women down pat. With a good deal of success up to this point, it appears he is correct. A car salesman who really doesn't like his job, he nevertheless earns a sufficient salary to look the part of a swinging bachelor. Paul also goes to visit his widowed grandfather, Joe (Andy Griffith) at the retirement home, where Joe's fondest wish is to find a woman to "hold hands and conversation with". Therefore, Paul tries to school G-Pa Joe on the "modern" way to get women, including arranging future situations with a bit of deception. However, its not really Joe's style but the older man is soon going out with several ladies. Meanwhile, Paul agrees to play a touch football game with his co-workers from the dealership, where he meets an opposing player, a FEMALE, Julie (Marla Sokoloff). Instantly, Paul sees that he wants to use his back of tricks to get her attention. Yet, at every turn, Julie does the unexpected, making him work even harder to turn her head in his direction. Will the ultimate player be successful in wooing a fair maid's hand? This was a fun film about the gamesmanship of many relationships and the tried and true methods of an older generation's courtship. Mitchell, Griffith, Doris Roberts, Sokoloff and the rest of the cast are quite comical and engaging. Sets, costumes, script and direction have some good qualities, too. Yes, there is a bit of risqué material, as Grandpa discovers viagra and more. But, if you want a nice little romcom for a Saturday night in, this fits the bill.
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.
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