Truly Dreadful Film

Too many fans seem to be blown away

Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

I loved this movie for many reasons. It was absurd as a comedy should be. The almost hurling scene, the super creepy Jesse Plemons. The dog mess. The super slow luggage conveyor I probably laughed too hard at. I enjoyed the twist at the end. Lots of unexpectedly clever cinematography. The car door used to change POV when it was opened and closed. The camera following the shaking of the vehicles outside of the car. The fuzzy foreground/background shots creating a look of a model shot even though it's real (gotta learn how to do that). The entire game of keep away with the egg was editing eye candy.

With the birthday of a friend coming up,I started looking for a movie that she would enjoy. Wanting to go for something that she could just watch and relax to over the summer holidays, comments from a fellow IMDber led to me thinking that it was a good time to open the game board.View on the film:Reuniting with Jason Bateman after writing the Horrible Bosses duo,John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein turn from writers to directors flows with impressive ease,as they and cinematographer Barry Peterson show an eye for stylish set-pieces, that includes extended,one-shot tracking shots around an entire house,and the blending in of tracking shots. Showing their writers side, Daley and Goldstein mix snappy group one-liners with Action Comedy hits which raise the stakes of the game.Balancing between funny sweet and raunchy dialogue, the screenplay by Mark Perez plays the game with a really solid mystery, as the lively gags are built on the group unwittingly placing themselves in dangerous situations, where the seriousness of the threats,makes the groups anxieties hit the punch-line targets. Joined by terrific supporting turns from Sharon Horgan, Jesse Plemons and Michael C. Hall, Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams give utterly charming performances as Max and Annie, thanks to McAdams sass playing off of Bateman's awkwardness as they get set to play the game.

Title says it all. You'll laugh, just not during the whole movie.

.. it should be allowed to be! You can of course be mad at the movie for some twists and turns it takes, but that would just ruin the enjoyment you can have, so why do it, when you can just have a really fun time with this? The premise seems pretty simple and I guess you are aware of a similar named movie that went a little bit more serious back when it was made.The comedy here helps, but that doesn't mean it doesn't get down and dirty and violent. So some may call this mainstream, but I wouldn't really classify it as that. It also does not really care that much about political correctness. And while it is an ensemble cast, you have two main characters who are the focus of it all. Really well made and if you are into it you will more than enjoy it