Yesterday, I watched his other movie -- The Game. It's of thriller and mystery genres -- my favorite combination. So, I was very excited at the beginning but only to get terribly disappointed at the end. In short: The Game sucks.
The premise is simple but I'll just quote Wikipedia 'cause I'm so lazy to think and write right now:
It tells the story of an investment banker who is given a mysterious gift: participation in a game that integrates in strange ways with his life. As the lines between the banker's real life and the game become more uncertain, there are hints of a large conspiracy.
The mystery of this movie is to find out what that conspiracy is. The story is gripping for a while but soon you'll figure out that it's a wild goose chase and there's no way the movie can have a logical explanation. There can only be two possible explanations to the mystery: 1) Something supernatural. 2) The stupid ending which this movie has.
If the ending was something supernatural, I would have blacklisted David Fincher from my list and I would never watch his movies again. Thankfully, he was not *that* stupid. Still, it's a cop-out ending. The kind of ending you'll write when you start writing a story without thinking of the ending before putting your pen down.
Verdict: 1 out of 5 stars with a score of 2/10.
Only because Michael Douglas acted extremely well that I've given all the points for the single star, otherwise this movie is just 1/10. Don't waste your time watching this movie, watch his Fight Club instead. The suspense is far better and the story is very entertaining. And if you're a guy, Fight Club will be an important movie in your life.
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