Game Night (2018)
Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.
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Let's be realistic.
The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
Well written and actors did really well I thought, that's all
I loved this movie for many reasons. It was absurd as a comedy should be. The almost hurling scene, the super creepy Jesse Plemons. The dog mess. The super slow luggage conveyor I probably laughed too hard at. I enjoyed the twist at the end. Lots of unexpectedly clever cinematography. The car door used to change POV when it was opened and closed. The camera following the shaking of the vehicles outside of the car. The fuzzy foreground/background shots creating a look of a model shot even though it's real (gotta learn how to do that). The entire game of keep away with the egg was editing eye candy.
Today's comedy has degenerated to f-bombs and sex jokes over intelligent writing, puns, and situations. Gone are the days of My Cousin Vinny, Airplane, The Pink Panther, etc. Now it is a world of clueless writers who have no sense of humor past the terrible f-bomb routine. Look at how much idiotic moments are spent between the two characters discussing an affair - and which celebrity it was - it was a waste of writing and time on the screen. The premise was interesting, but the direction, script and acting could not take it to the level of comedy that this could have been. Rachel McAdams is the only reason it was not rated even lower. This is for the low-brow who likes Will Farrell, Seth Rogan, or Melissa McCarthy - the folks who have one f-bomb joke and have lived on it forever.
With the birthday of a friend coming up,I started looking for a movie that she would enjoy. Wanting to go for something that she could just watch and relax to over the summer holidays, comments from a fellow IMDber led to me thinking that it was a good time to open the game board.View on the film:Reuniting with Jason Bateman after writing the Horrible Bosses duo,John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein turn from writers to directors flows with impressive ease,as they and cinematographer Barry Peterson show an eye for stylish set-pieces, that includes extended,one-shot tracking shots around an entire house,and the blending in of tracking shots. Showing their writers side, Daley and Goldstein mix snappy group one-liners with Action Comedy hits which raise the stakes of the game.Balancing between funny sweet and raunchy dialogue, the screenplay by Mark Perez plays the game with a really solid mystery, as the lively gags are built on the group unwittingly placing themselves in dangerous situations, where the seriousness of the threats,makes the groups anxieties hit the punch-line targets. Joined by terrific supporting turns from Sharon Horgan, Jesse Plemons and Michael C. Hall, Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams give utterly charming performances as Max and Annie, thanks to McAdams sass playing off of Bateman's awkwardness as they get set to play the game.