A tepid crime thriller with a comedic undertone, the movie struggles with its unremarkable narrative and relies on the palpable chemistry between its stars.

Although better than it has a right to be and represents a worthy way to dispose of a couple of hours lying on the couch at home, this is hardly a triumphant return for Axel.

Although there are stretches when the movie generates tension, the seeming inevitability of the endgame limits its power.

This middling melodrama about power, sex, and tennis is heavy on homoeroticism and light on meaningful storytelling.

Designed to be corny and loopy but with a kernel of sentimentality at its core, and is sufficiently different to make it almost worth seeing for that reason alone.

The actors do what they can with underwritten roles but it is hard not to see that a lot more could have been developed from the premise.