The Game (DVD)

Its difficult to review a movie like The Game without giving away too much of its plot and ideas that you you ruin it for any reader who has never seen it before. This is the third time of writing this for me, having tried to include as many elements as possible to stimulate your interest in the movie without spoiling it as a viewing experience. I failed each time, eventually I have given up, but I do still want to recommend this to you all..so here goes, sparse on info. though it may be. The Game is a movie from the same director who also gave us Se7en, Fight Club and Alien 3. Whilst Se7en is pretty much widely regarded as a supreme piece of film making, the ...

Are we the pawns in somebody else's game? Is what you're seeing right now real? Maybe you're dreaming that this is reality and what you think is a dream is real-life. Nothing is ever as it seems... If you ever ask yourself these sort of questions then this film would be a great place to start... Directed by David Fincher, "The Game" (15) is a psychological thriller centring around Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) a financial executive who is sucked into a world of disbelief and fantasy. His brother Conrad (Sean Penn) casually gives him a gift certificate for his birthday claiming that it will change his life and will give him ...

Before I get into writing my opinion let me introduce you to the main characters of the film. CHARACTERS ********** Nicholas Van Orton ------------------- Nicholas is a super rich Financial Executive, played by Michael Douglas. Nicholas lives for his work and basically has nothing else outside of his work. Is very lonely but either doesn't know it or won't admit it. Conrad Van Orton ----------------- Conrad is played by Sean Penn and is Nicholas's brother. Conrad's character is very much the black sheep of the family, the one who is the joker, or has always needed rescuing or bailed out of ...