How come I am just seeing Game Night for the first time now?!? I suppose it could have been worse and I could have missed out on this gem for years to come but thank goodness it didn't come down to that.
Jason Bateman doesn't have very much range as an actor. He's basically Jason Bateman in everything he does, but he can be genuinely funny and he does carry this certain "IT" factor that I think has allowed him to succeed in his career. He is perfectly cast as the not-so-successful younger brother to the suave Alex Chandler's older brother. Rachel McAdams, who is almost always a sweetheart and is always attractive, shows off some great comedic chops here too.
But what really puts this film over the top are the behind the scenes folks in directing and writing that make this your way above average comedy with a dose of suspense. John Francis Daley (Freaks and Geeks) and Jonathan Goldstein (Horrible Bosses) make for an excellent directing pair taking Mark Perez's wonderful script and giving it some awesome visual aids to make the cityscape look like pieces on a board game.
Shout out to the rest of the ensemble, particularly Jesse Plemons, who out does himself again as the very odd neighbor to Bateman and MacAdams characters.
Jason Bateman doesn't have very much range as an actor. He's basically Jason Bateman in everything he does, but he can be genuinely funny and he does carry this certain "IT" factor that I think has allowed him to succeed in his career. He is perfectly cast as the not-so-successful younger brother to the suave Alex Chandler's older brother. Rachel McAdams, who is almost always a sweetheart and is always attractive, shows off some great comedic chops here too.
But what really puts this film over the top are the behind the scenes folks in directing and writing that make this your way above average comedy with a dose of suspense. John Francis Daley (Freaks and Geeks) and Jonathan Goldstein (Horrible Bosses) make for an excellent directing pair taking Mark Perez's wonderful script and giving it some awesome visual aids to make the cityscape look like pieces on a board game.
Shout out to the rest of the ensemble, particularly Jesse Plemons, who out does himself again as the very odd neighbor to Bateman and MacAdams characters.