| The Game Review |
| by James Brundage |
| You're miserable. Your life is a monotonous routine, the same thing, day
after day. Your business provides you with more money than some small
countries, yet day after day you experience the same living death that is
characteristic of the post-modern...more |
| The Game Review |
| by Jeff Walters |
| I'm not a huge Michael Douglas fan.....maybe it's because he
likes to play characters that no-one could like. At the start of this
terrific movie, it looked like he would once again be playing an
unlikable.......a character who you just couldn't...more |
| The Game Review |
| by Christina Gross |
| We've all been there at some point: a brother's birthday approaches
and you've no idea what to give him. They guy has got everything.
Including more money than you have. So you buy a nice tie. Or you hand
bro a gift certificate. more |
| The Game Review |
| by Phil St-Germain |
| Réalisé par David Fincher
Mettant en vedette Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James
Rebhorn, Anna Katerina, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Écrit par John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris et Andrew Kevin Walker
Produit par Cean Chaffin et Steve Golin more |
| The Game Review |
| by Randy Turgeon |
| Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) has quite a dull
life. Although he is a very wealthy investment banker he lives alone
in a giant house and has no social life to speak of. On his 48th
birthday his brother Conrad (Sean Penn) surprises him by...more |
| The Game Review |
| by Dan Kim |
| Michael Douglas Nick Van Orton
Deborah Kara Unger Christine
Sean Penn Conrad Van Orton
James Rebhorn Jim Feingold
Armin Mueller-Stahl Anson Baer
Carroll Baker Lisa
Anna...more |
| The Game Review |
| by E. Benjamin Kelsey |
| I had high hopes for this film. I was told it was one of the few movies out
there that I would not be able to guess at all. Well so far, it merely
deserves the "Most Insulting to My Intelligence" award. In fact, I have to
question if two stars wasn't a...more |
| The Game Review |
| by Kah Seng |
| The Game
Michael Douglas reprises in part his tough, award-winning Wall Street
character in The Game's lead role as a successful businessman who decides
one day to take part in a "game" his wayward brother (the excellent Sean
Penn) invites him to play....more |
| The Game Review |
| by Dan E. Kim |
| Michael Douglas Nick Van Orton
Deborah Kara Unger Christine
Sean Penn Conrad Van Orton
James Rebhorn Jim Feingold
Armin Mueller-Stahl Anson Baer
Carroll Baker...more |
| The Game Review |
| by Nicholas Amado |
| David Fincher's previous film, "Seven" showed great improvements on his
first, "Alien 3". "The Game" is another step forward for Fincher, though
in a slightly different direction. This is a thrilling, suspenseful and
frightening, though somewhat...more |
| The Game Review |
| by Marty Mapes |
| *** (out of 4) THE GAME is an exciting, tense mystery, but I suspect it
won't stand the test of time. Like THE CRYING GAME, half the fun is
seeing the movie before you know how it ends. more |
| The Game Review |
| by Ted Prigge |
| Director: David Fincher
Writers: John D. Brancato and Michael Ferris (with a re-write by Andrew
Kevin Walker)
Starring: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn,
Armin Mueller-Stahl more |
| The Game Review |
| by Kevin Patterson |
| The Game * * * (out of four)
R, 1997
Directed by David Fincher. Written by John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris, and
Andrew Kevin Walker. Starring
Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Unger. more |
| The Game Review |
| by Nigel Bridgeman |
| In 1992, director David Fincher made his feature debut with the
long-awaited Alien 3 and met with a savaging by critics and audiences
alike. It's doubtful if anyone thought they would hear from Fincher again
after this reception. more |
| The Game Review |
| by Tim Voon |
| THE GAME 1997
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1997 Timothy Voon
5 angry :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( for a very stupid game more |
| The Game Review |
| by Scott Promish |
| I never really liked watching Michael Douglas. He always seems to play
entirely unlikeable characters in films filled with nothing *but*
entirely unlikeable characters, and this made them frustrating to
watch. See BASIC INSTINCT or FATAL ATTRACTION;...more |
| The Game Review |
| by Darren Marrese II |
| Ahh, September. I love this time of year. School has resumed; the
leaves on the trees are beginning to change color; and all the
mega-budget, mega-hyped and mega-disappointing summer action films are
finally on their way out of our local cinemas. Thus...more |
| The Game Review |
| by Jonathon Krakower |
| In this suspense thriller Michael Duglas is an all work and no joke
business man. Duglas who plays a man with no wife only a housekeeper who's
known th family since Duglas' character was a kid. In the movie Duglas
watches his father leap to his death...more |
| The Game Review |
| by Christopher Null |
| . THE GAME
A film review by Christopher Null
Copyright 1997 Christopher Null more |
| The Game Review |
| by Chad Polenz |
| starring: Michael Douglas (Nicholas Van Orton), Deborah Kara Unger
(Christine), Sean Penn (Conrad Van Orton), James Rebhorn (Jim Feingold),
written by John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris, Andrew Kevin Walker, produced by
Cean Chaffin, Steve Golin, directed...more |
| The Game Review |
| by Michael J. Legeros |
| (Polygram)
Directed by David Fincher
Written by John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris, and Andrew Kevin
Walker
Cast Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James
Rebhorn, Anna Katerina, Armin...more |
| The Game Review |
| by Steve Kong |
| How do you get someone interested in something? Better yet, how do you get
someone interested in a story? Even more specific, how do you get someone
interested in watching your film? Is it the plot? Is it the characters? Is
it the camera work? Is it the...more |
| The Game Review |
| by Phil Brady |
| Michael Douglas plays Nicholas van Orton, a powerful businessman who
lives alone in a huge family mansion. Flashbacks show us his stiff,
humorless father, who took his life at age 48. Today is Nicholas’ 48th
birthday, and we see him conduct his affairs...more |
| The Game Review |
| by C. Michael Bailey |
| Starring: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Unger, Peter Donat, Carroll
Baker, and Armin Mueller-Stahl.
Directed by: David Fincher
Polygram 1997
125 minutes more |
| The Game Review |
| by Nick Schaden |
| "The Game" is an unbelievable experience. The entire movie feels like a
roller coaster ride combined with an acid trip. From the opening moments to
the final credits, you go from moments of slow compassion to sheer terror
like the drop of a hat. For...more |
| The Game Review |
| by Jamie Peck |
| Polygram / 1997 / 2:08 / R (brief sexuality, violence, language)
Cast: Michael Douglas; Sean Penn; Deborah Kara Unger; James Rebhorn;
Anna Katerina; Armin Mueller-Stahl
Director: David Fincher
Screenplay: John D. Brancato; Michael Ferris more |
| The Game Review |
| by Bryant Frazer |
| THE GAME
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GRADE: B+ more |
| The Game Review |
| by Timothy Scott |
| When considering David Fincher's latest film, "The Game", four
words come to mind. "Don't believe the hype." This Michael Douglas
vehicle, from the director of "Seven", isn't nearly as clever or
innovatively suspenseful as it would have us believe. more |
| The Game Review |
| by Boyd Petrie |
| Director David Fincher has such an eye for detail which is very rare
in Hollywood these days (Terry Gilliam comes to mind as another one).
Film is one of the best art forms because not only can you tell a
story, but you can use the camera to capture the...more |
| The Game Review |
| by Chris Webb |
| REVIEW: THE GAME (1997)
cast: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Unger.
directed by David Fincher
review by Chris Webb copyright 1997
to appear in The Amherst Student 9/17/97 more |
