Fincher is the star of this film

Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2006)

David Fincher again makes a film that is psychologically challenging, subconsciously scary and a film with a winding and complicated plot. Like Seven, the atmosphere is cold and distant, which adds to the story of the film, by creating an eerie and seemingly unrealistic world in the film. Michael Douglas is great as usual, and Sean Penn is good, though he doesn't really match the party-boy character he plays. Like all Fincher films, he creates a sense of action that is not obvious, but is as exciting as a regular action movie. There is a real sense of tension in this film, that builds up gradually towards the end Good film -- What Happens when you play the game, and the game plays you