I think the basic premise would have been more believable if this was a college comedy. If the cast and characters were all under 25, the lack of maturity and self awareness would have made sense. But to have characters in their 30s and 40s acting like scheming horny frat boys wasn't entertaining. I usually find Gina Rodriguez and Tom Ellis to be charming. Here... not so much. He came across as dull. There was little chemistry between them. Her character really didn't make a ton of sense. You are an attractive woman in NYC, if you really have to try that hard to get laid, you are doing it wrong.

I haven't seen Damon Wayans Jr. In many things, does he always act like he is sleepwalking? Maybe he just agreed to do this for the paycheck. I get that. Just wish it didn't show on screen.

Players is a new addition to Netflix's roster of rom cons and at this point it might start to get stale, but I thought this was fun. Gina Rodriguez is looking better all the time. She's a bit of a player and has a list of different ways to get men in her bed. She falls for tom Ellis but his a cock so there is no spark. It's a bit of a predictable movie in the sense that we all could tell how it would end. I thought it was a fun watch though and for me atleast it got a couple of little laughs from me. It came out just in time for valentine's so it's nice seeing a pretty woman get it on. Overall players is cheesy and predictable but overall still not bad.

I fail to see how this movie is supposed to be romantic, it's more of a comedy mainly focused on a friend group with a blatantly obvious "twist" to it.

Now, predicability aside which can be excused given the supposed genre, most if not all the characters are so shallow and childish that it's impossible to care for anyone, especially the female lead- I seriously couldn't cringe any harder at her stalkerish antics and the heavy lack of chemistry between her and the guy she's after. I mean, this is a grown woman who behaves like a middle schooler chasing after some dude whose interest in her is so nonexistent it's painful to watch really.

Honestly, it would've been wayy more enjoyable and less ridiculous if 1) they didn't cast people in their 40s to act like teens 2) they focused more on her apparently repressed feelings for her friend instead of making her pathetic and desperate for a guy who could not care less about her. Not to mention, their approach to human relationships is treated as if they were hunting a piece of meat, which I find tasteless to say the least for a bunch of grown adults.

The only positive trait I can find is that the friends group is solid and genuinely care about one another but that's about it. If you're looking for an actual rom-com however, I suggest for you to look somewhere else.