Playing By Heart

(1998)

as Keenan

Taglines: If romance is a mystery, there's only one way to figure it out.

The comedy with a twist.

The sexy comedy with a twist.

Plot: Eleven articulate people work through affairs of the heart in L.A. Paul produces Hannah's TV cooking show, and they must move beyond gentle barbs when she wants to know about an affair of his years ago. Mark is dying of AIDS, and his mother comes to his bedside: they must talk truthfully. Men have scalded Meredith so she rebuffs Trent's charm, but he persists. The trendy, prolix Joan tries to pull the solitary Keenan (darling Ryan) into her orbit: why is he reluctant? An adulterous couple meet at hotels for evening sex, but she is unwilling for the relationship to grow. Hugh tells tall tales, usually tragic, to women in bars. By the week's end, their parallel stories converge.

Noteworthy Actress: Angelina Jolie

Other Noteworthy Actors: Anthony Edwards, Jon Stewart, Jay Mohr, and Dennis Quaid

Ryan Quotes: "What did I ever do to deserve you?"

"This may sound corny, but... you don't want me. I'm damaged goods."