Three stars is probably a little high for what this was. I would not call it a movie, just as the game the movie title refers to "is not a game." ... which they made explicitly clear for the last 5 minutes of this mess.
It had potential but it never got off the ground, and the ending was a major disappointment (see above). The acting was rather bland, but some of the writing was really awkward, so I don't know if I can fully blame the actors. I suppose they did what they could with it.
There is no horror. They try to make it seem like its a supernatural force driving the 3 men to play the game and do what they do, but it never really fully develops this idea, or gives the viewer enough hints that that is what is happening. The viewer is left to guess whether they are actually possessed or if its all in their head. While typically this wouldn't be so bad of an idea (other movies have done it and done it well), it just fell flat with this one.
There is no action. Fight scenes are slow, bland, and boring, with the actors just basically standing there. The one scene I would classify as an 'action' scene was a laugh -- though it did make me look up and listen to Single File's Zombies Ate My Neighbors (no, its not a zombie movie but if you know the song and get to the scene I'm referring to, you will understand).
At least I love the song, which is far more than I can say about this movie.
It had potential but it never got off the ground, and the ending was a major disappointment (see above). The acting was rather bland, but some of the writing was really awkward, so I don't know if I can fully blame the actors. I suppose they did what they could with it.
There is no horror. They try to make it seem like its a supernatural force driving the 3 men to play the game and do what they do, but it never really fully develops this idea, or gives the viewer enough hints that that is what is happening. The viewer is left to guess whether they are actually possessed or if its all in their head. While typically this wouldn't be so bad of an idea (other movies have done it and done it well), it just fell flat with this one.
There is no action. Fight scenes are slow, bland, and boring, with the actors just basically standing there. The one scene I would classify as an 'action' scene was a laugh -- though it did make me look up and listen to Single File's Zombies Ate My Neighbors (no, its not a zombie movie but if you know the song and get to the scene I'm referring to, you will understand).
At least I love the song, which is far more than I can say about this movie.