Alright so, this movie has that whole rom-com recipe thing going for it and so in that sense it's enjoyable within the genre. The thing is, it's so focused on the Guy that really, we don't learn much about the Girl (Michelle Monoghan's character) besides the fact that she's in a relationship, works for a nonprofit that does some vague plant stuff and then that one touching story about her father. The Guy (Chris Evans' character) never shares his own backstory with her or any other genuinely personal things actually, so really you're rooting on them based on principle and their (great) chemistry alone. Which I mean, fine, but y'know. There could have been some more meat and potatoes beside the constant "love isn't real" narrative he kept repeating.
Review of Playing It Cool
