The new Amazon Prime action-comedy includes a director and screenwriter among its credits. But the real creative contributions to the film stem from the casting director and music supervisor.

After all, someone had to cast two actors as physically disparate as Alan Ritchson and Kevin James , the most unlikely screen pairing since Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito. And someone else had to fill the requisite role of assembling vintage pop hits to accompany the action sequences. Car chase? DeBarge’s “Rhythm of the Night.” Fight sequence? KC and the Sunshine Band’s “Boogie Shoes.” Even bigger fight sequence? The same band’s “Give It Up.” Playdate isn’t a movie. It’s a compendium of clichés in search of one.

The new Amazon Prime action-comedy includes a director and screenwriter am

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