ENJOY Life People

Rating: 7/10 (2 September 2014)

With David Fincher, you are always guaranteed to have many thrills, a few twists, and a well put together film. Fincher is one of the best directors of this generation and probably the best Mystery-Thriller director working today. The Game has a similar feel to most of his other films but is unique enough to be memorable. Unfortunately I was looking for an ending that stunned me to pieces just as Fight Club and Se7en did. It didn't leave me wanting more answers and wanting to put the film right back into the Blu-ray player like most other Fincher films had. But it was a good film, and one of the more interesting stories put together on screen.
Michael Douglas is one of those actors that I'm never jumping out of my seat to see because of various reasons. But he is terrific in The Game. Watching him discover secrets and clues was all the more thrilling with his top notch acting. The supporting cast is fine, but I thought Sean Penn may have a bigger role. It's also a movie that I hoped the solution and the final answer to 'the game' wouldn't be so simple. But in fact in the end it was. It really was all just a game which seemed like too easy of a solution. Especially because of the amount of times Michael Douglas' life was in serious danger. It was all to just get Michael Douglas to enjoy life a little more and not end up like the father, which I understand but I would have liked something a bit more thought out. I realize you have to suspend your disbelief while watching these types of movies but it just took me out of it. For a movie that I couldn't keep my eyes and ears from it the whole film, it just disappointed me in the end. A great ending can save a movie for me but a bad one doesn't kill it.
I think The Game is a movie that doesn't require multiple viewings because of the simple solution but it may be worth it because of the incredible writing and directing from Fincher. It's not one of his best, but every director has a slight misstep. I look forward to seeing what Fincher does with the best selling book 'Gone Girl' this fall. It's about time this man gets an Oscar.
+Douglas
+Gripping story, eye popping
+Fincher tone and writing
-Ending is a big disappointment
-Douglas was put into too many dangerous situations for my liking
7.1/10