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JessicBiel (left) Noah Lomax Gerard Butler star 'Playing for Keeps.' | FilmDistrict

Jessica Biel (left), Noah Lomax and Gerard Butler star in "Playing for Keeps." | FilmDistrict

Gerard Butler leads cast romantic comedy 'Playing for Keeps.' | FilmDistrict photo

Gerard Butler leads the cast of the romantic comedy "Playing for Keeps." | FilmDistrict photo

'Playing for Keeps' features Noah Lomax as Lewis JessicBiel as Stacie. | FilmDistrict photo

"Playing for Keeps" features Noah Lomax as Lewis and Jessica Biel as Stacie. | FilmDistrict photo

Review: ‘Playing for Keeps’ one of year’s worst

ZERO STARS This is supposed to be the time of year when high-quality movies come out, whether they’re potential Oscar contenders or crowd-pleasing family fare. So the presence of flat, hacky, unfunny dreck like “Playing for Keeps” — the kind of film that ordinarily tries …

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