Review of Funny Games (1997) by Pete H — 05 Jan 2010

This was excellent. Especially the manipulation aspect of it. Haneke really got me there...

This review of Funny Games (1997) was written by Pete H on 05 Jan 2010.

Funny Games has generally received positive reviews.

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