Jay´s Review
Through an opening montage, we see two super-competitive gamers win, win, win. They are so compatible they fall in love and get married. They have been meeting friends once a week to play games for a long time.
Directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein ("Vacation") collaborate again, this time with writer Mark Perez ("Back Nine") to bring us an R-rated dramedy (it's funny until it isn't, and then it is again) which shows us what happens when games become too real.
Part of the cast:
- * Jason Bateman("Arrested Development") Max enjoys games and winning; on the other hand, he has nothing but unhappy memories of his brother.
- * Rachel McAdams ("Spotlight")Annie also wants to win, but she wants more.
- * Kyle Chandler ("Bloodline") Super-sibling Brooks is new to this little game thing but he is ready to dominate them, especially his brother Max.
- * Jesse Plemons ("The Post") Lonely Gary has always been super focused and a bit of a misfit..
- * Billy Magnussen ("Get Shorty") Ryanisn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but his dates make him look brilliant in comparison
- * Lamorne Morris ("New Girl") Kevin can't help it if he gets a bit jealous, can he?
- * Kylie Bunbury ("Pitch") Michelle almost gets away!
- * Danny Huston ("Wonder Woman") Anderson isn't as cool as he seems.
This over-the-top black comedy had our screening audience laughing out loud over and over. IT is silly, light weight, unpredictable and fun, but trust me, that R rating is richly deserved. Expect profanity, fisticuffs, gunshots and vehicular mayhem, but no blowie uppie stuff.