Edge-of-your-seat suspense

Rating: 9/10 (4 September 2001)

"The Game" is, to say the least, very, very exciting, despite the...interesting ending that could work for or against it (it worked for me). Michael Douglas is excellent as a snobby rich man who got thrown into a real-life action game that messed up his life. Sean Penn - the reason I saw this movie - is absolutely BRILLIANT as Douglas's "a little out there" brother. Too bad he had such little screentime. This movie is really very thrilling. When you think you know what's going on, something totally unpredictable happens and the mystery's back, all over again. Who cares if something like this would never happen in real life! It's a movie! Get over it and enjoy it!
And I defy anyone who claims to have predicted the ending. Whether you liked it or not, it's undeniable that it's, well, unpredictable. Brilliant. Definitely worth sleeping late for.