With its clever, whip-smart script and enthusiastic ensemble cast firing on all cylinders, crime comedy filmmakers Jonathan Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein score big with Game Night.
For most of its duration, Game Night is a hoot, yet over-competitiveness on the filmmakers' part is ultimately their undoing.
Directing team John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein are shameless in the glee with which they use one volte-face after another to confuse the audience. For all the charm of the performances, the film eventually spirals away into utter meaninglessness and you yearn for the games to end.
Silly, but has the decency to be very fun at the same time.
Surprisingly good fun.
So tightly written, performed and packed with jokes, it’s easy enough to forgive its somewhat indulgent finale.
Surprisingly zingy.
A better-than-expected comedy, directed with irreverence and flair by the future Flash guys.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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