The Game

Polygram Filmed Entertainment | Release Date: September 12, 1997

8.5	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 401 Ratings

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matroycemMay 14, 2013

Having read the book first I was hopeful for this movie. Michael Douglas seemed a good selection for the main role and I thought his performance was solid. The book unfortunately did not seem to cross over to the film enough. that is not toHaving read the book first I was hopeful for this movie. Michael Douglas seemed a good selection for the main role and I thought his performance was solid. The book unfortunately did not seem to cross over to the film enough. that is not to say that key bits were missed or the film was not true to the text. It was just that I did not feel that the film fleshed out the book enough. Some of the key moments where people are brought into the story seemed to be better paced in the book and a bit rushed in the film.
The plot of the book is an intriguiging one and it is kept whole by the film. Douglas plays a rich business man, very self obsessed and not really caring for anyone around him. His kind of unstable/wacky/do anything once brother gives him a random birthday present. A Game... I won't explain too much incase I spoil the film but its an interesting tale.
The film just did not add any real tension for me. I can't put my finger on why. I think it was maybe a character portrayal thing or the pacing of the film. In the book I genuinely felt for the character and the way the Game affected those involved. You may say knowing the plot may spoil it but sometimes knowing what is coming can Add tension and it just felt flat.
I would say its worth a watch but I would not say to seek it out.… Expand

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JipJun 23, 2014

The Game is making an attempt to confuse the audience and it invited the viewer to consider whether the main character is actually part of a crazy game (which he has payed for) or whether he is being deceived. The movie is at firstThe Game is making an attempt to confuse the audience and it invited the viewer to consider whether the main character is actually part of a crazy game (which he has payed for) or whether he is being deceived. The movie is at first challenging (which is awesome) and throughout it you will ask yourself whether he is still participating in the game or in something else. It sounds like a great movie indeed!

However, the Game is a relatively mediocre movie for one main reason! It doesn't make any sense and it is therefore far from logical. The story is full of gaps and holes...It is true that a movie doesn't have to be logical and make perfectly sense, but the Game is trying soooo hard to be a 'smart' movie. At first it appears that it is...That is until you realise that the Game isn't even making an attempt to explain and bind together the strings of the plot. If the game had allocated 6-10 minuted in the end for this purpose, it could have been a real brainteaser and earned itself at least 7.5.

Overall it is a decent movie but it is NOT the smart/well thought out movie it is trying to be, this is due to the above-mentioned!… Expand

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amheretojudgeSep 12, 2019

I use the word "bratty" for the way it is endorsed, there is no thrill if there is no empathy.

The Game Fincher's bratty film is in no way near the genre it claims for. Not thrilling, nor mysterious, no drama. The only possible way it wouldI use the word "bratty" for the way it is endorsed, there is no thrill if there is no empathy.

The Game

Fincher's bratty film is in no way near the genre it claims for. Not thrilling, nor mysterious, no drama. The only possible way it would fall under the section "crime" is if we arrest it for forging the documents on applying it under those above mentioned genres. That was way too harsh. So I should take some heat off and put someone worthy on the stand. And it is not the director David Fincher. He shouldn't be blamed at all. I wouldn't even call it his choice. And instead it is the writer whose desperate pointless venture of creating a mind bending experience for the viewers fails repeatedly in the film.

And it grows annoying to be honest, after a while. The eye opening revelations are hair pulling disasters where the predictability is just a cherry on top. Where the only thing sad above the fact that Fincher has to keep all this mess togethers, is that someone talented as Michael Douglas has to go through the banal set of rules for The Game.

Mostly, I find people around me gushing over the nail biting climax and to be honest I don't mind the old flip and turn show. I couldn't care less. No matter how much hard Christopher McQuarrie tries in Mission Impossible: Fallout, he could barely draw out a nod from me. But that is only because we know that those fireworks won't ever glorify your night. The real crux is on how clean and precise you are on spiraling out the web of lies. Especially a film like this that has to keep its audience in the dark all the time. And that is why I love the first act of the film, it is properly polished, beautifully edited and smartly directed. The obvious things never go loud and if they do, they are intended to be.… Expand

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cameronhalmansOct 3, 2018

The Game is quite a thrill seeking ride directed by David Fincher. For as entertaining as it is, it still comes with pitfalls. Exactly how all these things that happen in the movie could done so precisely is baffling. Maybe Fincher wanted itThe Game is quite a thrill seeking ride directed by David Fincher. For as entertaining as it is, it still comes with pitfalls. Exactly how all these things that happen in the movie could done so precisely is baffling. Maybe Fincher wanted it to be like this but at the end of the film I still felt like this was all to good to be true.

60/100… Expand

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miguevindianoJul 27, 2021

I don't know how it's possible to make a movie so interesting and with such a horrible ending.

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HabibiehakimDec 8, 2021

Roger Ebert once wrote a review for a movie North, and he wrote "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie" and that's exactly what my reaction to David Fincher's The Game, 2 hours and 8 minutes movie opens with a powerfulRoger Ebert once wrote a review for a movie North, and he wrote "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie" and that's exactly what my reaction to David Fincher's The Game, 2 hours and 8 minutes movie opens with a powerful scene then the movie continue to Michael Douglas got a message that get him into his brother's game and it turn out to be not what he's expecting, gunshot, slam, punching, hiding, wrecking, running, screaming, it's a hell of an intense experience, towards the end everything was reveal, and it's really, for me, The Stupidest And Dumbest Plot Twist In Movie I've Ever Watch, it's an insult, me as an audience watching the whole goddamn thing just for that, The Game was a waste of an amazing and terrific performance by all the cast, great and intense build up for the most stupid conclusions ever.… Expand

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