A muddled thriller where a weak script and a telegraphed mystery undo the slick visuals.
Verdict tier Unfavorable, most critics didn't like it, on a scale of Unfavorable, Mixed, Recommended, Exceptional.
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Critic consensus
Critical consensus on Game is largely negative, with scores clustering around 40 out of 100 and no reviewer expressing genuine enthusiasm. The script is the most frequently cited failure, with critics pointing to a weak narrative, random character behavior, and a predictable mystery that unravels under scrutiny. The only isolated praise comes from Rajeev Masand, who noted the film's cinematography and a chase sequence in Istanbul, but these are treated as insufficient to redeem the whole. Several critics dismissed the film as a poorly executed thriller that fails to deliver on the demands of its genre.
Positive = 6.5/10 and up · negative = below 5/10
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Top critic
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The only respite in Game is some eye-watering photography, a thrilling foot chase sequence in Istanbul, and a surprisingly understated romantic track involving Abhishek Bachchan's character. Unfortunately that's not enough to save this mess of a thriller.
Top critic
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Characters behave randomly and at the end, when you try to tie it all together, it unravels even more.
Top critic
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The film predominantly suffers from a lack-lustre script (Althea Delmas Kaushal) which often borders on the corny.
Top critic
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Game is a good Bollywood example of a bad Hollywood film
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Barring some astute twists in the second half, this GAME isn't worth playing.
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For its entire obsession with ambiance, Game is, at heart, a frustratingly old-fashioned murder mystery. If you're the kind who follows the genre keenly, by second act, you'll have figured out the wild card and the culprit. Question is do you want to?
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'Game Over', though, is what you really look forward to.
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This Game will have no winners whatsoever. The suspense angle does not quite involve the viewer because he knows, none of the key suspects would be the real murderer and there is not enough revelation of the other suspects.
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On the whole, Game is a weak film with dull chances.
Credits
Abhishek BachchanNeil Menon
Kangana RanautSia Agnihotri
Gauahar KhanSamara Shroff
Sarah-Jane DiasMaya
Jimmy ShergillVikram Kapoor
Shahana GoswamiTisha Khanna
Boman IraniOP Ramsay
Anupam KherKabir Malhotra
Mohan KapurKaramvir
Mantra MugdhRanbeer
Akash DharSunil Nair
Benjamin GilaniMr. Khanna
Abhishek KapoorFilm Director
Sikandar KherSunil Srivastav
Edward SonnenblickForensic Pathologist
Mohan KapoorKaramvir
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