Role Play

Emma has a wonderful husband and two kids in the suburbs of New Jersey – she also has a secret life as an assassin for hire – a secret that her husband David discovers when the couple decide to spice up their marriage with a little role play.

Cast

Kaley Cuoco

as Emma

David Oyelowo

as Dave

Bill Nighy

as Bob

Connie Nielsen

as Gwen Carver

Rudi Dharmalingam

as Raj

Lucia Aliu

as Caroline Brackett

Reagan Bryan-Gudgeon

as Wyatt Brackett

Simon Delaney

as Toby Berman

Sonita Henry

as Karen Shah

Jade-Eleena Dregorius

as Ji

Reviews

Manuel São Bento

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.firstshowing.net/2024/review-cuoco-oyelowos-role-play-film-is-not-a-bad-start-to-2024/ "Role Play follows expectations, both good and bad. While the main performances, particularly from Kaley Cuoco, breathe life into the characters, most of the supporting ca...

CinemaSerf

Anyone remember Henry Goulding's "Assassin Club" (2023)? Well if you add that in with the repetitive bits from "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (2005) then you will arrive at something akin to this unremarkable thriller. "Emma" (Kaley Cuoco) is married to "Dave" (David Oyelowo) but she has a secret. She's part of...

MovieGuys

Role Play is a rather tepid affair, that fails to cash in on its comedic potential. There's a lot of scope for comedy in Role Play but the script fails to deliver the laughs. What you get instead, is an exposition driven action film, with a reluctant assassin back story, that's all too familiar....

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