Overview
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.
The landscape is littered with comedies that tried to incorporate elements of mystery and suspense while remaining a (dark) comedy. Few have pulled it of and I am happy to say that this film is one of them. For me it ended up where movies like Hot Fuzz should have stayed: a comedy that went dark but not too dark. This film really was a ton of fun and I rarely say that about movies.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Game Night
Movie title: Game Night
Movie description: 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.
Date published: 2018-05-04
Director(s): John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein
Actor(s): Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Billy Magnussen, Sharon Horgan, Lamorne Morris, Kylie Bunbury, Jesse Plemons, Michael C. Hall, Kyle Chandler, Danny Huston, Chelsea Peretti, Camille Chen, Joshua Mikel, Michael Cyril Creighton, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, Jessica Lee, Jeffrey Wright, R.F. Daley, Brooke Jaye Taylor, Zerrick Williams, Malcolm X. Hughes, Natasha Hall, Curtis Lyons
Genre: Mystery, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
My Review
The landscape is littered with comedies that tried to incorporate elements of mystery and suspense while remaining a (dark) comedy. Few have pulled it of and I am happy to say that this film is one of them. For me it ended up where movies like Hot Fuzz should have stayed: a comedy that went dark but not too dark. This film really was a ton of fun and I rarely say that about movies.
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My Review - 8.25/10
8.25/10