Playdate

We found this movie streaming on Prime. We settled in and about the 10 to 15 minutes mark I was so annoyed with the silliness that I considered abandoning it. But I didn't and ultimately I found it entertaining enough, mainly because of the two stars, Ritchson and James.

It is hard to summarize without spoilers but Alan Ritchson is Jeff Eamon, new guy in the neighborhood seemingly desperate for a new best friend. He encounters Kevin James as Brian Jennings at a local park, each has a young boy with them and playing catch. But right away we notice something is very off kilter with Jeff's son, "CJ", which we find has a somewhat sinister meaning.

Anyway much of it becomes a buddy movie with the two men and the two young boys running away from dangerous men. Ritchson and James play well off each other. I can't give this a high rating, I'd probably never recommend it to anyone I know, but at least I was entertained and the end credits include a few funny outtakes.

Well it is definitive Alan Ritchson can do comedy.

I feel the movie made poor use of an amazing cast but end of the day, it was funny and kept my attention for the whole movie which is pretty unusual for modern movies.

Ritchson utterly carried this this movie, with brief moments with other actors which acted the best they could with a limited script, but they were all funny.

Worth watching.

This film is not well made, bad CGI, shaky cam, bad green screens and you can see the camera man in the reflection of a car. However, this film has one purpose make you smile and laugh and it certainly did that. Ritchson and James have great chemistry and have many laugh out loud moments. This may be a generous rating but I had too fun a time watching this to give it any less despite its flaws. Also has great actors in supporting roles which definitely helps.

I had a lot of fun with this one. It really feels like a bunch of Reacher fans got drunk and started one-upping each other before deciding to actually make the film. It's fast-paced for the most part, though the pacing is a hit and miss at times. Plot holes are rampant, the humor is low brow, but somehow it works. I've watched it with my wife who usually doesn't like movies like this one and she had a blast.

Playdate (2025) is an action buddy comedy movie on Prime Video and it follows a stay-at-home dad accepting a playdate invitation from another stay-at-home dad who turns out to be a loose cannon. I just got done watching the movie and it was really fun.

Positives for Playdate (2025): This movie is exactly what you're getting from a streaming movie. Alan Ritchson and Kevin James are a fun duo and they bounce off each other very well. The comedy and action is done very well. The movie moves at quick pace that is easy to keep up with. And finally, this is a good hangout movie to watch at home on the weekend.

Negatives for Playdate (2025): This movie has a basic enough story that is predictable from the start. The villains aren't interesting and they're not cartoonish. The movie is also basically background noise for other activities that you could be doing. And finally, the movie doesn't have any standout moments to make it memorable.

Overall, Playdate (2025) is a fun enough but standard streaming action comedy movie that gets the job done.