Playing For Keeps Blu-Ray Giveaway (2 Winners)

      In this house, we enjoy watching movies together as a family.  Since my husband and I both work opposite schedules, we cherish the time that we get to spend together with our boys.  It is always the perfect time to cuddle up with a good blanket and my three favorite men to watch our favorite films.     This past Winter, I had the opportunity to review and give away a Playing For Keeps Spa Pack.  You can read all about it HERE!  It is definitely a feel-good film and I am very excited to now have the opportunity to give away two copies of the film on Blu-ray to two lucky readers of Tough Cookie Mommy.     Playing for Keeps is a film about a former sports star who returns from his illustrious career to coach his son's soccer team.  Unfortunately, all of the attractive soccer moms have other ideas and try to get his attention at every turn.  This romantic comedy is sure to grab your attention and many people will be able to connect to the theme of returning home to get one's … [Read more...]

What Do You Really Want This Holiday Season?

    I love romantic comedies and I was really excited when I saw the trailer for the movie Playing for Keeps, releasing nationwide on December 7th!  The first thing that rocked my socks was the film's all-star cast including Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Dennis Quaid.     The film is rated PG-13 and revolves around a charming former soccer star who has fallen on some bad luck in his life.  He returns home to his roots to put the pieces of his life back together.  While trying to rekindle his relationship with his estranged son, he is coerced into coaching the boy's soccer team.  Things get particularly funny when his attempts at behaving like a "real adult" are thwarted by the attractive "soccer moms" who make advances towards him every time he turns around.     It's a heartwarming film that we all can relate to because it is about an individual's attempt at find himself and figuring out the direction of his life.  The laughs come from having … [Read more...]