Game Over, Man!
Game Over, Man! is a 2018 American action comedy film directed by Kyle Newacheck, written by Anders Holm, and starring himself, Adam DeVine, and Blake Anderson, all of whom previously collaborated on the sitcom "Workaholics". It follows three down-on-their-luck housekeepers who must save the day when the Los Angeles hotel where they work is taken hostage. It was released on March 23, 2018 on Netflix. Plot. Three friends who work as housekeepers at a luxury hotel in Los Angeles are about to have their video game financed when their potential benefactor is taken hostage  by terrorists in a "Die Hard"-type scenario. The inexperienced trio find they must rise to the occasion and save the lives of every hostage in the building. Several celebrities have cameo appearances as themselves, including Shaggy, Sugar Lyn Beard, Fred Armisen, Joel McHale, Flying Lotus, Steve-O, Donald Faison, Action Bronson, Chris Pontius, and Mark Cuban. Jillian Bell, Chloe Bridges and King Bach also make brief appearances. Production. On June 9, 2016, Netflix announced that it was producing "Game Over, Man!" with producers including Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver via their Point Grey banner; and Scott Rudin and  Eli Bush via Scott Rudin Productions. Also producing are Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson, and Kyle Newacheck, who collectively form the comedy group Mail Order Comedy, as well as Isaac Horne of Avalon Management. Release. The film held its official premiere on March 21, 2018 at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, California. Reception. Critical reception. "Game Over, Man!" has been met with a generally negative response from critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds approval rating with an average rating of based on reviews. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film  a score of 32 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". In a negative review, Glenn Kenny of "The New York Times" said, "This almost laugh-free comedy...is distinguished by a relentless level of outrageous yet strangely listless vulgarity." In a similarly negative review, "Variety"s Monica Castillo said ""Game Over, Man!" is a movie with few original ideas, plenty of tropes, and not enough love for the Bill Paxton "Aliens" character who made its eponymous catchphrase popular." "Indiewire"s David Ehrlich was more mixed saying, ""Game Over, Man!" becomes to "Workaholics" what "Keanu" was to "Key  & Peele" — a sporadically funny riff on a formula that worked much better in small doses. You know it’s a Netflix joint, because it almost feels designed to be half-watched in the background; an overly loud piece of muzak." In a somewhat positive review, Michael Rechtshaffen of the "Los Angeles Times" said "The guys occasionally over-reach for irreverence, director and fellow "Workaholics" veteran Kyle Newacheck mainly succeeds in delivering the most defiantly outrageous farce since "Borat.""