Review of Funny Games (1997) by Marcd. — 15 Mar 2008
Never have I agreed more with my buddy Joe Morgenstern. The "Funny" part of this movie is that people actually pay to see it. [Yeah, I'll own that one.] Or that Tim Roth and Naomi Watts were hoodwinked into starring in it.
I heard that it was going to be this "real" torture flick in the vein of Eli Roth, etc. Nope. Nothing shocking whatsoever. I checked my watch maybe 10 times during the 2 hours. Flatline boredom.
Michael PItt couldn't act his way out of a paper back, and you just want to punch his stupid face every time he addresses the camera. And the Remote Control trick - that was the clincher - I was thinking 2 out of 10 until that happened - then it dropped to zero.
If not for the music in the titles and credits, I may have pelted the screen with my half-eaten Yogurberry.
This review of Funny Games (1997) was written by Marcd. on 15 Mar 2008.
Funny Games has generally received positive reviews.
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