Speaking of Games...

Rating: 1/10 (20 October 2019)

Cheated again. Shame on you Mr Abrams, and shame on me for allowing myself to be hoodwinked again. I won't go into the intricacies of the narrative, the performances, etc.; all of that has been elaborated upon by many, many others. I will say this to sum up my feelings on the film with this analogy: The experience was like being invited to a friend's house for an exciting new board game. The friend shows you the game and it's components, explains the rules, and it sounds awesome. And it is, but only until the game draws to a close...it all comes down to the final turn...anyone can win, and it doesn't matter who wins because it has been such a fun experience. But then, your friend suddenly and unexpectedly wins and then he informs you that the whole game was a scam. The game was fixed from the start; no one else playing the game was ever going to win. Your "friend" is a manipulative cheater, and you've been had. That is how I felt at the conclusion of this film; not only had my time been lost, but I had been ripped off as well.
I really wish I had played a board game instead of watching this movie.