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Summary: SUPERB!!!!!
Review: I have watched a lot of films in my time, in a lot of diffent genres. This was the first film in a long time that had me glued to the screen. The only other newish film i can think of that had that affect was 'The 6th Sense' or perhaps 'Momento' both excelent films. Douglas is superb as a very rich man who is bought a birthday present by his younger brother. This present is meant to bring some "fun" into his life, but hew gets a lot more than he bargained for! Brilliant entertainment for all, a MUST watch!
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Summary: the best message possible
Review: Don't read this if you haven't seen the film. Don't read this if you believe film critics ------ Sure, it's dark and winding, murky and confusing at times, but the film's ultimate message is that of hope. The entire film (read: the entire "game") is designed to keep a depressed person from killing himself. What could be more positive? It's a two hour long anti-suicide mission. Choose life, no matter how dark it gets. Great message, great film. Period.
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Summary: A Five Stars
Review: It twist and turn, twist and turns. Just when you thought you got the whole thing all figure out, here comes another twist and another turn. Keep me at the edge of my seat the whole time. The ending is so surprising, it literally will change your mood in seconds. Wow, what a performance by Sean Penn and Michael Douglas. A suspence with Hitchcock like twist and turns.
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Summary: Very Entertaining
Review: I prefer this movie in its blatant psychological manipulation of the viewer to "The Sixth Sense". This was also the first movie I saw with Deborah Kara Unger in it and I just wish she would make more movies. Here she has to act innocent bystander/femme fatale/con woman/ and back to innocent again. Amazing performance and well worth the price of a ticket.
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Summary: The Only Movie you Will Never Guess The Ending To
Review: Anyone who claims this movie was predictable, or that the ending was a let down obviously didn't get it. I regret that there are those who didn't bother suspending their disbelief for even a second to try and grasp the whole purpose of the film.I have reapeatedly recommended this movie to friends, telling them always, "This is the only movie I can promise you won't guess the ending to." At first watch, no matter how many times you think you've got it, you still don't. Without saying too much, the second viewing lets the purpose of the plot sink it, and your understand the sort of "suicide intervention" that takes place, as Douglas's character finally understands himself, his true motives, and his emotional health, independant of all the money in the world. This may not make much sense to someone who has never seen this, but I don't want to ruin "The Game" for you. Buy it, watch it, play along, and you'll love it.
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Summary: No M E R C Y!
Review: This is the ULTIMATE GAME of no MERCY!!! There can be nothing like it and can be no game!!! Such game can be extremely dangerous, stressful breath taking and a KILLER! All through the movie you feel for Michael Douglas and what he's going through. You keep jumping to conclusions, if it's a game or not. At the end of the film you'll know the truth... As Michael Douglas, you can experience the game only once...
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Summary: A REAL MIND GAME, just as the cover depicts
Review: I've had this movie for quite some time and wanted to comment that if you are one of those that can pretty much tell what is going to happen next, watch "The Game". Most movies are so predictable, but this one got me. You think you know where the story is going or what will happen next and it all changes, then you get with that flow and then it all changes again. And the end.....what an unexpected treat for this analytical mind. You will not be disappointed a very good, thought out movie.
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Summary: Paradoxially UNpredictable
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Here's the common theme while watching this movie: "Oh, I got it now! Hey! What the...?"
Rarely do you find a movie this compelling. At every point where you think you have it figured out, where you think you've got a really good handle on things, it changes. This doesn't let up even to the very last minute of the film. You actually live the life of the character you are watching because like him, you are stupefied and confounded at every turn.
Even as the final credits are rolling, you are wondering "is it really over? No, surely they are going to trick him again, even now! Just watch!" But it finally, inexorably fades to black and it's really over. Is it?
One of Michael Douglas' finest performances. If you liked this, you will also probably want to see "The Spanish Prisoner" and "The Usual Suspects."
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Summary: Has to be seen twice to appreciate it
Review: I saw this movie when it first came out. Upon first viewing, I enjoyed it for several qualities. Director David Fincher provides a really creepy, eerie atmosphere to the story. The cinematography has a dark, eerie look (as in Seven). The music (such as the tinkering piano) has a way of creeping up on you. Michael Douglas is terrific, as usual. Towards the 2nd half however, I started to lose interest. I found the story was just cranking on and on with no point. By the end, I was dissappointed with the payoff. I felt it didn't have to go on so long to explain it's point. I guess this is the reason it didn't perform so well at the box office. The 2nd time I watched this was a different story. Knowing in advance about the ending, I could pay more attention to the meaning of all of the scenes (I don't want to give too much away). The early flashbacks are there to tell you what kind of unhappy, selfish, lonely person Douglas is like. As the movie progresses, you begin to see him changing as he is going through the game. This is the whole point of the story, not what is really going on. By the time the payoff has come around, you are touched with what has occured. The viewer is not really supposed to be surprised at the end, but emotionally moved. What I really would like to see someday is a DVD with Fincher's director's commentary. This is such a complex movie where each scene needs to be explained. I hope David Fincher does that someday (like the new Seven DVD). One minor note: For those of you complaining about how far fetched the movie is, this movie is supposed to be unreal. I could not believe one minute of it, but Fincher makes it clear he doesn't want you to believe in it. The Game is part mystery, part fantasy (as in the Twilight Zone).
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Summary: intriguing
Review: The first time I saw this movie, I did not know what to expect and it was quite a thrill ride. The second time I saw this movie, a long time after my first time, It was frankly, a thrill ride. With plots and twists that seem predictable but come out of nowhere at times, the pacing of this film is well done. Technically, its up there with brilliance in the editing department ,especially sound editing. Visually, it is arresting for its flair and use of colors in situations where an ambience and atmosphere needed. Plot wise I would have liked to see more of a connection of the main character's thoughts about his father linked to the actual game that was happening. A morose ending of this movie would have been boredom and it felt anticlimatic but what could a viewer ask? you watch this movie and find out. David Fincer hasn't made a name for himself for nothing.
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