Streaming platforms give us the convenience of accessing an almost endless list of series and movies of all genres and times with just a couple of clicks, but in exchange there is the threat that, if we leave them on the watchlist for too long, these titles may disappear from the catalogs at any time, leaving users without the possibility of legally watching them.

Many experienced this with Game Night, a movie that we at EL ESPAÑOL have always recommended whenever we have the chance. The movie stopped being available on Netflix two years ago, but now we are in luck, because this week it has returned to be available, and it has done so just in time for you to have a great time this summer, because it is a guaranteed fun option.

Although Mark Perez, one of the writers of the movie, has acknowledged that he was inspired by films like Three Amigos and Tropic Thunder, the premise may remind you a bit of The Game, the movie by David Fincher which starred Michael Douglas in '97, in any case, the similarities end soon, because the tone of black comedy with extreme situations makes Game Night a totally different and, above all, fun experience.

What's it about

The story begins with Max and Annie, a couple who are part of a group of friends who meet every week for a game night they take turns organizing in their homes. During one of these nights, Brooks, Max's charismatic brother, suggests something different and hires a company that organizes mystery games, like an escape room, but moving around the entire city.

In this mysterious and new game, the friends must solve a murder with fake gunmen and fake agents. But the night takes an unpredictable turn when Brooks is kidnapped. At that moment, the 6 players begin to doubt about what's fake and what's real, and they find themselves immersed in a chaotic night in which they must solve the case.

The cast alone is a guarantee that we are going to have a good time: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, Sharon Horgan, Michael C. Hall, Chelsea Peretti and Jesse Plemons, but the script, a very entertaining madness with twists that surprise us at every step, lives up to it.

What the critics said

On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie has an approval rating of 85% based on 257 reviews. Among them, the one signed by Owen Gleiberman in Variety stands out, who said that "the movie manipulates its audience cleverly and mischievously and you're glad you've been fooled."

For her part, Tina Kakadelis, highlighted that it recalls "the mid-budget comedies that have unfortunately disappeared from the mainstream. Game Night is the kind of carefree movie that has a great potential to become a cult film if people have the chance to discover it." 

*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence