Role Play

"Every couple has their secrets."

2023 1h 41m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 671

ActionComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Emma has a wonderful husband and two kids in the suburbs of New Jersey – she also has a secret life as an assassin for hire – a secret that her husband David discovers when the couple decide to spice up their marriage with a little role play.

“Every couple has their secrets.”

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Cast

Kaley Cuoco
Emma
David Oyelowo
Dave
Bill Nighy
Bob
Connie Nielsen
Gwen Carver
Rudi Dharmalingam
Raj
Lucia Aliu
Caroline Brackett
Reagan Bryan-Gudgeon
Wyatt Brackett
Simon Delaney
Toby Berman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thomas Vincent
Writers: Andrew Baldwin, Seth W. Owen
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: France, Germany, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Thomas Vincent, shot by Maxime Alexandre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Gareth C. Scales shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kaley Cuoco and David Oyelowo and Bill Nighy carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Every couple has their secrets.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt12964320 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Thomas Vincent directs. Maxime Alexandre behind the camera. Gareth C. Scales cuts. Produced in France, Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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1Released 3 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, United States of America.
4Directed by Thomas Vincent, shot by Maxime Alexandre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Gareth C. Scales shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kaley Cuoco and David Oyelowo and Bill Nighy carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Every couple has their secrets.".
8IMDB entry: tt12964320 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "assassin", "berlin, germany", "husband wife relationship", "secret life".

The technical file

Cinematography: Maxime Alexandre
Editing: Gareth C. Scales
Production design: Marco Bittner Rosser
Costume design: Mona May
Makeup / hair: Jenna Smith
VFX supervisor: Roxane Fechner
Stunt coordinator: Volkhart Buff
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Role Play (2023)

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Manuel São Bento2024-01-12
★ 6/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.firstshowing.net/2024/review-cuoco-oyelowos-role-play-film-is-not-a-bad-start-to-2024/ "Role Play follows expectations, both good and bad. While the main performances, particularly from Kaley Cuoco, breathe life into the characters, most of the supporting cast falls prey to uninspired dialogue. The narrative, though formulaic and predictable, maintains a rather lively pace, ensuring a sustained interest. As a few other issues emerge, these are somewhat compensated by the filmmaker's commitment to providing a light-hearted, fun, entertaining movie that aims to offer families a good time without much seriousness." Rating: B-
CinemaSerf2024-01-13
★ 5/10
Anyone remember Henry Goulding's "Assassin Club" (2023)? Well if you add that in with the repetitive bits from "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (2005) then you will arrive at something akin to this unremarkable thriller. "Emma" (Kaley Cuoco) is married to "Dave" (David Oyelowo) but she has a secret. She's part of an international organisation that gets paid to kill folk. She wants to leave that organisation and so it declares open season. Meantime she and her husband decide to celebrate their anniversary by hooking up in an hotel bar and pretending that they'd never met before - an opportunity for some good on fashioned courting and a few vodka Martinis. Enter the scene saving Bill Nighy as the ostensibly single old fellow alone in the hotel trying to hit on her. Of course, he's not quite what he seems and a slightly comedic scenario ensues. Sadly, though, thereafter this is all just a standard cat and mouse adventure with loads of set piece out of the frying pan into the fire escapades that gradually draw in her unwitting husband, their children and of course some family baggage from her past courtesy of Connie Nielsen. As ever, the menacing baddies couldn't shoot their way out of a rice-paper bag and her ninja skills become the stuff of "Kung Fu" - only without any sense of mystery or subtlety. The acting is stiff and the dialogue must have taken a few more Martinis to concoct before resorting to the "Janet and John" book of college film scripting. I wonder just how many more deadly killers there are lurking around the suburbs of small American towns! Fills the television screen whilst you're doing the ironing, maybe - it certainly does not need your full concentration!
MovieGuys2024-01-13
★ 5/10
Role Play is a rather tepid affair, that fails to cash in on its comedic potential. There's a lot of scope for comedy in Role Play but the script fails to deliver the laughs. What you get instead, is an exposition driven action film, with a reluctant assassin back story, that's all too familiar. In summary, works as a a simple action film but its not exactly original, nor is it especially funny.