Sunday, January 16, 2011

The Game (1997)

A middle-aged investment banker on his birthday anniversary hires the services of a mysterious company to be part of a game. As a consequence his life turns into a nightmare.

Saw this for the second time. I can't understand why I hadn't liked it. It's all very entertaining and superbly directed. The only thing that is questionable (and therein may lie my former stumbling block) is the ending which is moralizing in a way. Any film which tries to pass judgement on a character must assume itself above that character, and that is not fine with me.

Rating: 57 (up from 31)

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