GAME NIGHT   3.2***

Sometimes it takes you days after seeing a film to decide whether you liked it. Sometimes it takes you until the final scene. Sometimes it takes you an hour. However with 'Game Night' I knew within minutes I was in for fun ride. The film starts off hilariously and not only does it never ease off, it also continues to ramp things up until the very end. 

The film revolves around Max and Annie, played by Jason Bateman and Rachael McAdams. They run a friendly but competitive games night each week, with their friends. One week, Max's older more successful brother, Brooks comes to town and hosts a kidnapping mystery night. Unfortunately, his night goes awry as Brooks is genuinely kidnapped. Unaware that they aren't playing the game, Max and Annie and their friends start to investigate and uncover more than they could possibly imagine. 

The story is so much fun. There are so angles it comes at you from. Not only do we have a kidnapping mystery of sorts, we have three  couples all approaching it from different angles with their individual shenanigans going on. There is hardly a weak scene to be found and if one joke doesn't land, sure enough there's another hilarious one to make up for it seconds later.

Comedy is always a subjective thing, but I have to say that I laughed a lot while watching "Game Night".  The jokes are smart and witty and the couples feel genuine and the relationships real.   Admittedly, it goes from the memory fairly quickly once the lights come back up, but certainly worth seeking out - though perhaps at home, rather than at the cinema.

For some reason it is Rated “R” for some language and mild violence but is a “