Game Night is directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein and stars Jason Bateman, Rachael McAdams, Lamorne Morris, Jesse Plemons, Michael C. Hall and Kyle Chandler.
The film follows a group of friends who come together every week to play board games as they become wrapped up a in a kidnapping plot, they believe to be staged, that turns real very quick.
I remember watching the trailer for this film last year and almost immediately loving the concept as well as the cast and boy oh boy was this a fun movie.
The cast is all really good with particular props going to Bateman, McAdams, Plemons and Chandler. All of them use their natural talents they’re known for to amplify their characters. Particularly Plemons who I thought at first was going to prove rather annoying but ended up possibly being my favorite character. The chemistry between the various leads is all well done and feels so very genuine.
The humor was just as breakneck as the pacing in the film with Bateman’s razor sharp deadpan being complemented nicely back the wacky personalities he’s around. Never once does the film seem to rely on the troupes of recent comedies and the grossout humor many in the genre seem reliant on now.
The story is so simple and plays on that fact. Yet the movie has some great twists although at times there seem to be one too many. Fantastic camera work is never something one looks for or even finds in and R-Rated comedy but this movie is gorgeous to look at.
Game Night is a fast paced, hilarious romp that is definitely worth a watch.
Game Night gets a 4 out 5.
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