The Game (1997)

My Review

The line between fantasy and reality is blurry in a most thrilling fashion in “The Game.” Michael Douglas plays an investment banker who receives a birthday gift from his brother, which is participation in an unusual game that involves him in a series of events that seem to escalate as the film progresses.

Director David Fincher (“Alien 3” 1992) and screenwriters John Brancato and Michael Ferris do a superb job of pacing in this picture, keeping the audience guessing right up to the end. Co-stars include Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn, Peter Donat, Carroll Baker, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Anna Katarina, Charles Marinet, Mark Boone Junior, Tommy Flanagan, Spike Jonze, Linda Manz, and newscaster Daniel Schorr as himself.

Don’t play games and rent “The Game” on DVD, which was a hit in theatrical release for Propaganda Films and PolyGram Films.