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Game Night Movie Review

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Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 1 Hour 43 Minutes

Certificate: A

Released: 23-02-2018

Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Crime

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CAST & CREW

Billy Magnussen

Danny Huston

Jesse Plemons

Kyle Chandler

Rich Delia

Barry Peterson

Rachel McAdams

Jason Bateman

John Davis

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Producer:

John Fox

John Davis

Jason Bateman

Music Director:

Cliff Martinez

Editor:

David Egan

Gregory Plotkin

Jamie Gross

Director:

John Francis Daley

Jonathan Goldstein

Supporting Actress:

Rachel McAdams

Costume Designer:

Debra McGuire

First Assistant Director:

Jonathan McGarry

Director of Photography:

Barry Peterson

Stunt Director:

Paul Burke

Executive Producer:

Marc S Fischer

Line Producer:

Marty P Ewing

Visual Effects Producer:

Valerie Cement

Casting Director:

Rich Delia

Still Photographer:

Hopper Stone

Sound Effects Editor:

Dan Kenyon

Assistant Editor:

Sara Wallace Bennett

Screenplay Writer:

Mark Perez

Gaffer:

James M Cox

Music Editor:

Louie Schultz

Production Designer:

Michael Corenblith

Casting Associate:

Adam Richards

Casting Assistant:

Coco Kleppinger

Costume Assistant:

Shelby Anne Tompkins

Makeup Artist:

Tracy Ewell

Hair Stylist:

Shunika Terry

Special Effects Coordinator:

Dean Tyrrell

Special Effects Technician:

Richie Bearden

Stunt Coordinator:

Steven Ritzi

Stunt Performer:

Alessandro Folchitto

Digital Compositor:

Alexis Belanger

Set Dresser:

Michael Corrigan

Boom Operator:

C Douglas Cameron

Set Designer:

Vincent Bates

Supporting Actor:

Danny Huston

Billy Magnussen

Jesse Plemons

Jason Bateman

Kyle Chandler

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Plot

A very competitive married couple, Max and Annie, love to have game nights on a regular basis. That excitement and challenge are what keeps their marriage going. They get together with their friends and colleagues on set dates to enjoy very interesting board games. They invite all their participants to their house to have these game nights. This time Max’s brother, Brooks, also comes along. He calls all the participants over to his house for a very elaborate and real life like a game. The stakes in this game are extremely high, and it involves kidnapping and is more of a life and death game. Soon, the game turns into reality, and all the participants are herded and stand against a very cunning and smart thug. What is Brooks’ secret? Why is he being kidnapped? Will everyone survive this game?

Analysis

With a very sharp and witty script and an extraordinarily brilliant direction, Game Night turns out to be one of the best entertainers of this genre. The movie has echoes of the dark comedy for which Mike Perez, the writer of the script, is responsible. It takes the theme of the real-life games gone wrong a little too seriously. The movie on the surface seems to be a run-of-the-mill movie, but it isn’t. The movie sucks you in with all the suspense and the thrill. It attracts you with the back stories of all the characters and all their characteristics, and you feel for those characters, which very rarely happen in a comedy movie. The back-stories flesh out in this movie, unlike most comedies where they are provided only to develop the characters. Some parts are very predictable, but others, in their twists and turns, are quite unimaginable. The screenplay is smartly done and the dialogues are so witty and raunchy that they keep the audience on their toes. John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein did a commendable job with the script and the direction. The movie has the potential to become a hit, and its proving to be one.

Star Performance

Jason Bateman Jason Bateman, born on 14th of January, 1969, is a >> Read More... and Rachel McAdams Born as Rachel Anne McAdams on November 17th 1978 >> Read More... play the lead role with such finesse that the movie feels so believable. Kyle Chandler Kyle Martin Chandler is an American actor who has >> Read More... in his portrayal of the smug brother was very suited. The rest of the cast provided the necessary characters to the film very authentically.