The Game

You will not know when it begins. It can start at any time, and there is only one way to stop it. Michael Douglas plays Uber rich businessman Nicholas Van Orton. A man who is bored and depressed even though he is wealthy without a care in the world. Sean Penn is his slacker younger brother, Conrad. Nicholas is constantly battling demons in his life. Especially the suicide of his Father, which took place when he was young. His brother never seems to take flight as his big brother did. Nicholas took his Father's company and has done very well with it. Conrad is constantly battling addiction and unemployment. He wants his Big Bro to be proud of him, at the very least appreciate the thought that goes into the birthday gift Conrad has given him. Nicholas needs nothing. If he wants it, he buys it. What Conrad is able to give him is something no one would buy for themselves. Conrad gives him the gift of "The Game". There are very few rules to this game. It is merely an experience. Or is it something more? He is told the rules and given a small pamphlet, but pays it no mind. After a day long physical and mental examination by the company that offers the game, he is told he does not meet the requirements and is shown the door. Naturally, with his type A personality this pisses him off, but he lets it go. His brother has told him to pay attention, which comes natural to this shark of the business world. He is also told not to trust anyone. This is when it gets interesting. He comes home to find a clown on his driveway. Unlike myself, he decides to take it inside. No thanks. Inside the mouth of the clown is a key on a lanyard. From this point on, it is all down hill. Not the "good" down hill, but a rough, bumpy, deadly terrain of a down hill. He is now running for his life because his ignorant brother gave all his info to a group of scam artists. He is almost killed, he has his bank accounts wiped clean, and now they are after his brother as well. It really turns into a cluster F*&@. At first he thinks it's just a game, then, when he almost dies, he realizes it's so much more. By the end he has been put through the ringer and knows the only way out of this game is by drastic measures. A complete mind F^%& of a movie, that I absolutely love. I really enjoy films that enter one's Psychey, and only exit through a vodka induced exorcism. Director David Fincher is the best in this field. With other brilliant films in his repertoire such as Panic Room, Se7en, and my favorite, Fight Club. I will continue to love what The Game represents, which is originality. I've seen it a dozen times and will watch a dozen more. If you haven't seen it, it is probably on my top 10 list of movies I highly recommend. If you live in town and haven't seen it, let me know. I've got it and will gladly open your blind eyes to the wonders of The Game.

NBM rates The Game - A Work of Cinematic Art

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