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Jan 22, 1999 · "Playing by Heart" interweaves the stories of maybe a dozen characters, couples of one sort or another, who try to express how they feel and sometimes succeed. It's like one of those Alan Rudolph films ("Choose Me" or "Welcome to L.A.") where lonely seekers cruise the city seeking solace.
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It's overly talky, but Playing By Heart benefits from witty insights into modern relationships and strong performances from an esteemed cast. Read Critics Reviews
- (53)
- Willard Carroll
- R
- Gillian Anderson
Jan 22, 1999 · Playing by Heart: Directed by Willard Carroll. With Angelina Jolie, Dennis Quaid, April Grace, Patricia Clarkson. Eleven articulate people work through affairs of the heart in Los Angeles.
- (20K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Willard Carroll
- 1999-01-22
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 60% based on reviews from 53 critics, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's consensus was: "It's overly talky, but Playing by Heart benefits from witty insights into modern relationships and strong performances from an esteemed cast."
In `Playing by Heart' you have a natural well played-out series of events without any of the overladen bombastics so frequent in American cinema. Excellent interpretations here among the best I have seen of Sean Connery, and Gena Rowlands is his perfect counterpart.
Jan 22, 1999 · Playing by Heart. Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 26 Critic Reviews. 55. User Score Available after 4 ratings. tbd.
Yes, very little of "Playing by Heart" smacks of reality. Best to think of it as a smartly constructed modern drawing room comedy set in an urban lotus land where every morning promises a...
