One of the best films of 1997. Mind thrilling with fun entertainment and suspense!

Rating: 8/10 (2 November 2007)

Of all the films I saw in the year 1997, this "The Game" with Michael Douglas has to be one of the best. Because really you don't see any complex plot twist, and the the film is thrilling and suspenseful with a hard and direct pressed acting performance from Douglas. I really too liked the story and thrilling mood from director David Fincher. You have Michael Douglas as millionaire businessman financier Nicholas Van Orton who's very successful yet he's lonely and carries a very uptight personality while living in his San Francisco mansion. So one day younger brother the more liberal and free spirited Conrad(Sean Penn) gives Nicholas a birthday present a gift card from a corporate company called consumer recreation services(CRS) for as Conrad says the experience and pleasure of a lifetime that this game will add all the fun and entertainment to your life that's missing. So Nicholas tries the service out, and one by one his life starts to get creepy, unpredictable, and very strange in very unusual ways. Many of the moments and scenes are memorable from his talking TV developing it's own voice, the clown left in front of his home entrance, to his meeting of a sexy blonde waitress Christine(Deborah Kara Unger)and most of all his taxi cab one night takes a plunge off the golden gate bridge! This nonsense starts to drive him crazy as the worry starts to make him wonder if he will end up like his father and meet a tragic end the past haunts him so much. Only to find out how it ends is strange and simple it really surprises the viewer the first time they watch. Overall really a fine done film with good acting from Douglas and the story was a neat concept from Fincher with thrills and fun suspense and in it's day this film might have been a glimpse into the future form of identity theft. Anyway "The Game" still entertains and it's clearly one of 1997's best.