Fair Game (2005)

The urban romantic comedy FAIR GAME written and directed by Michael Whaley provides a universal look at the world of relationships and honesty. Hip smart and sexy FAIR GAME takes an amusing look at how people play games when it comes to feelings and emotions and how at times they are crazy enough to think it is the right thing to do.Michael (Whaley) and Stacey (Torres) are co-workers who are unexpectedly forced to become roommates. Through all of the office politics jealous friends and nosey landlords the couple finds one another hard to resist. The rules of love have just been rewritten.System Requirements:Running Time 85 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 634991282222 Product Description

So close to a good movie but...

This could have been a great movie. Excellent plot ideas, an experienced cast, good cinematography. The direction though... Gina Torres is a good actress but for a moment I thought her horribly stillted performance was the sign of, "Oh she's just starting out." then I looked at the publishing date and realised that it was the director's fault. This had all the right elements to make a great romantic comedy but then the director dropped the ball and lost it down a sewer drain.
So many parts of this move did not mesh properly, the side plot ideas were good but attached to the movie like trying to add multiple wigs to an irish wolfhound. The twists and turns of the plot were either presented as so unexpected it was, "Where did that come from and what was the point." or so badly telegraphed as, "Why are the characters surprised about this?"

Michael Whaley, either go back to film school for more practice in a less damaging environment or please don't direct again. Lots of experience as an actor does not a director make, particularly when you act in and direct your first movie outing.

Watch this move for an evening's light entertainment nothing more. If however you are a film student you should definitely watch this as an example of how micromanaging good talent will mess up your movie. December 12, 2007

Great Movie

I like buying these types of movies (One's that are not highly promoted) because they usually have decent story lines. This wasn't a movie where the men were degrading the women or the women shaking their behinds all over the place.

It was a movie of black professionals who were finding their way in their professions and personal lives. A good date movie. January 9, 2007

Why??

I write this review as I struggle to make myself finish watching this movie. I've talked myself out of stopping it about 3 or 4 times, but I'm no quitter I'm going to persevere until the end. The story line is so disjointed and the characters are disappointingly one dimensional. I've watched some really good independent black films like Love, Sex and Eating the Bones or 30 to Life, but Fair Game so far has been a waste of my time. December 24, 2006

Worst movie ever.

I try to support African American movies but when they put out garbage like this I have to let my displeasure be known. The plot was stupid and there was absolutely no chemistry whatsover between the main characters. Even the attempts at comedy were horrible. There was nothing about the characters that made you want to invest in the characters or the storyline. I just wanted the movie to be over with because I kept waiting for something to happen that would make me find some redeemable factor in this movie but nothing. Bad actors, bad acting, bad directing, and terrible writing. December 12, 2006

I am so glad it is finally out on DVD!

Speaking as someone who was in the film, I admit I am going to be highly biased. Keeping that in mind. I loved working on this film and I loved the script. It is a wonderful romantic comedy and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes that genere.

November 22, 2006

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