The game

[Xen]

It was (is) one of the best thrillers I have ever seen. Michael Douglas did a great job. Anyone else seen it?

[Bozos of Bones]

I love the movie, one of my favorites! Love the plot twists in the end. The finale had a great feel too.

[RoSs_bg2_rox]

I saw it, and I didnt really like it. I watched it a couple of months ago, and just found the whole thing to be very weird. I appreciate that it was very clever/cleverly done, but I just think it was a bit stupid, a bit unrealistic, and just needed a bit of livening up. I did think it was quite interesting, especially the ending, but I think they could have made more of the end, it was very quickly over, it took a while to sink in, and it would have benefited from a being a bit bigger in general.

[Hivetyrant]

Yeah! I have it on DVD and think its amazing, then again, most movies with Michael Doulgas is fairly god.

[YeRFDoG]

I remember seeing it a few years ago, and i remember it as being pretty good.
Was a bit weird, but good suspense and plot twists etc

[Ilander]

I've never seen it...could someone give a plot synopsis without spoilers?

[Morgeruat]

not really, you have to watch it in order to see, as any synopsis would reveal way too much, excpet perhaps that he gets signed up for a game and it spirals out of control.

[Lauren]

I haven't seen this movie unfortunately. What is it about?

[Bozos of Bones]

This businessman's brother gives him a simple present for his birthday: a business card of a firm that entertains wealthy men. "Make your life... fun." he says. He is soon pulled into a *DELETED BY ALIENS FOR SPOILERS. WATCH THE MOVIE*.

[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Lauren: I haven't seen this movie unfortunately. What is it about?

<font color=plum>Here is the review of the movie from Amazon.com.</font>

<font color=white>It's not quite as clever as it tries to be, but The Game does a tremendous job of presenting the story of a rigid control freak trapped in circumstances that are increasingly beyond his control. Michael Douglas plays a rich, divorced, and dreadful investment banker whose 48th birthday reminds him of his father's suicide at the same age. He's locked in the cage of his own misery until his rebellious younger brother (Sean Penn) presents him with a birthday invitation to play "The Game" (described as "an experiential Book of the Month Club")--a mysterious offering from a company called Consumer Recreation Services. Before he knows the game has even begun, Douglas is caught up in a series of unexplained events designed to strip him of his tenuous security and cast him into a maelstrom of chaos. How do you play a game that hasn't any rules? That's what Douglas has to figure out, and he can't always rely on his intelligence to form logic out of what's happening to him. Seemingly cast as the fall guy in a conspiracy thriller, he encounters a waitress (Deborah Unger) who may or may not be trustworthy, and nothing can be taken at face value in a world turned upside down. Douglas is great at conveying the sheer panic of his character's dilemma, and despite some lapses in credibility and an anticlimactic ending, The Game remains a thinking person's thriller that grabs and holds your attention. --Jeff Shannon --This text refers to the DVD edition.
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