Game Night Review (2018)

Game Night

  Not sure which was funnier, the over-the-top laugh of the lady behind me, or the hilarity that was this movie. Starring the wonderful talent of Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Sharon Horgan, Kyle Chandler, Billy Magnussen, Lamorne Morris, Kylie Bunbury, and Jesse Plemons, we are invited to join game night. Hosted by Annie (McAdams) and her competitive husband Max (Bateman), things take a turn for the worst when Max's brother, Brooks (Chandler), decides to do a murder mystery at his house, and the kidnappers turn out to be real.
  I really liked the tone established in this movie from the jump. It never takes itself seriously, which makes it easy to suspend belief (and believe me, you will need to).
   Game Night is a quick-witted, delightful movie with big laughs and low-stakes. Does the script come together perfectly in the end? Not quite, but Game Night has enough going for it to earn a 7 out of 10 Stars (Very Good)