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Game

1 April 2011Hindi2h 15m
3.8
from 9 critic reviews

What critics are saying

Critical consensus on Game is largely negative, with scores clustering around 40 out of 100 and no reviewer expressing genuine enthusiasm.

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Four strangers are invited by the reclusive Kabir Malhotra, to his private island of Samos, Greece. They don't know each other and they don't know him ... and by the next morning they will wish they had never come.

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.

9 rated reviews · 9 negative

Praised: Cinematography and Istanbul chase sequenceCriticised: Weak, predictable script and narrative

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Critic Reviews (9)

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Nikhat KazmiTop Critic· Times Of India
4.0
The film predominantly suffers from a lack-lustre script (Althea Delmas Kaushal) which often borders on the corny.
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Anupama ChopraTop Critic· NDTV
4.0
Characters behave randomly and at the end, when you try to tie it all together, it unravels even more.
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Rajeev MasandTop Critic· IBNLive
4.0
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.
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Shubhra GuptaTop Critic· Indian Express
3.0
Game is a good Bollywood example of a bad Hollywood film
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Pankaj Sabnani· Glamsham
4.0
Barring some astute twists in the second half, this GAME isn't worth playing.
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Sukanya Verma· Rediff
4.0
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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Koimoi Team· KoiMoi
2.0
On the whole, Game is a weak film with dull chances.
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Aniruddha Guha· DNA India
2.0
'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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Release Date
1 April 2011
Runtime
2h 15m
Language
Hindi

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