_Man_, **glass tables are acting weird tonight!**

Genuinely genuinely genuinely funny comedy without having to resort to drugs in every otheother scene. Not a bad bit of mystery as well, but the characters carry the film. Good time at the movies. Jason Bateman strikes again. 9/10

Wanted to watch an "easier to digest" comedy this weekend, so I ended up watching **Game Night** in theaters that just came out with Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams, and I really enjoyed it. There were a lot of good laughs and a very solid and honestly relatively unique premise for a comedy. In action, the "Game Night gone wrong" premise worked out a lot better than I thought it would from seeing the initial trailers, mostly due to a good balance of varied semi-believable comedic situations, a nice brisk pace over 1.5 hours, and a dash of "real life" themes for good measure (but not too much, of course). There was great chemistry between the two leads of Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams, and the supporting characters were all very fun and unique in their own rights (yay for Sharon Horgan from Catastrophe). Honestly, the specific interactions between each of the couples was done very well, and each couple gave off a distinct vibe that worked to keep the movie fresh. Most of the jokes hit ("Hey Denzel!!"), and things never got too overly "ridiculous" or completely "unbelievable" where all common sense gets completely thrown out the window (aka later Hangover movies). I thought that maybe Max "the stalker cop" would be a little too overboard, but things got concluded quite nicely in the end and worked out for the better (definitely stay to watch the ending credits and the post-credits scene). I didn't have the greatest expectations coming in, but I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. A very, very solid 7/10 from me. If you want a nice comedy to enjoy with some friends and get some good solid laughs (this one will have jokes for everyone), I definitely recommend checking **Game Night** out. Or if tickets to Black Panther are sold out... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Bateman carried this. Not a masterpiece of comedy but has enough originality and a surprisingly strong cast to make this a worthwhile watch.

7.5/10 This movie went above my expectations for a cheap comedy film. I must admit, I attended just to see Rachel McAdams, however, I thoroughly enjoyed every actor's performance. There were SO many twists for a 'comedy' movie, and I really appreciated how unpredictable the plot was, as it made the story feel better constructed than the trailer would let on. Would recommend for the story, the laughs, and a good time.