Play It to the Bone

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Play It to the Bone

R

Released Jan 21, 2000

2h 4m

Comedy

Drama

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Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas star as best friends and professional boxing rivals Vince Boudreau and Caesar Dominguez, both of whom haven't worked in years. Finally, from out of the blue, they get the chance of a lifetime: an assignment to work together in Vegas. The job promises big money, but there's a hitch: They have to be there now.

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Critics Consensus

Flat characters and uninspired comedy yield forgettable results.

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2/4

Mar 22, 2002

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Robert Koehler

Variety

The hope that Shelton would bring fresh insight to the sweet science is unfulfilled on nearly every level.

Jan 1, 2000

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Dennis Schwartz

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A sometimes funny boxing screwball comedy.

Rated: C+

Jun 29, 2015

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Film Threat

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Leonard Schwarz

Palo Alto Weekly

Rated: 2/4

May 20, 2003

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CHRIS M

Not terrible(that is the best I can say).

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/05/25

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Georges G

Nice to see movie with a great Lolita ! See the personality transformation in the gas station and the red dress.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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ashley h

Play It to the Bone is a disappointing film. It is about two best friends and former middleweight contenders who travel to Las Vegas to fight each other for the first time.. Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas give horrible performances. The script is badly written. Ron Shelton did a terrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Its a good movie to watch when your board. I like the characters but not much happens and then it ends.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

entertaining and fun movie.sure could've been better,but I wasn't displeased when it ended-fully appealing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

A handful of chuckles and an entertaining final fight make Play It To The Bone just barely worth a watch.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Ron Shelton

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Synopsis

Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas star as best friends and professional boxing rivals Vince Boudreau and Caesar Dominguez, both of whom haven't worked in years. Finally, from out of the blue, they get the chance of a lifetime: an assignment to work together in Vegas. The job promises big money, but there's a hitch: They have to be there now.

Director: Ron Shelton
Producer: Stephen Chin
Screenwriter: Ron Shelton
Distributor: Touchstone Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Shanghai'd Films
Rating: R (Coarse Language|Brutal Violence|Drug Content|Language|Strong Sexuality)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 21, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.4M
Runtime: 2h 4m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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