Review of The Game (1997) by Hassan K — 04 Nov 2010
Not one of Fincher's best films, The Game suffers from a fairly weak plotline and too much action and story that goes nowhere. Most films with a premise like this allow the main character caught in something to gain more clues as the film prgresses, but not this one.
Nicholas Van Orton - played rather brilliantly by Michael Douglas - gets more and more confused as the movie prgresses and his brother Conrad - played equally well by Sean Penn - has far too few scenes.
The ending was disappointing as well and was very predictable. With some minor tweaks this might've been a decent movie but alas, it's nothing more than a bust requiring Douglas to carry the entire thing.
This review of The Game (1997) was written by Hassan K on 04 Nov 2010.
The Game has generally received very positive reviews.
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