Good movie but the ending doesn't make any sense. A game like that would cost millions of dollars. How can Sean Penn's character who is a loser, give his wealthy brother such an expensive gift? Even if his brother pays for half, it's still too much money. The game is also too complex to pull off. I loved the style of the movie and the actors but the conclusion isn't possible.
The Game (1997 - spoilers)
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | October 6, 2025 6:51 PM |
You may find this thread from last year of interest.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | October 6, 2025 2:12 AM |
The OP of this one from 2021 seems to agree with you calling it "ridiculously implausible (albeit very fun and stylish)".
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | October 6, 2025 2:14 AM |
Sean Penn's character gave the bill to Michael Douglas who then winced but didn't vomit or have a panic attack. I think the game was expensive but still affordable for a hedge fund manager who lives in a San Francisco mansion.
If you want to be a joyless aspie and pick apart the movie's logic, I'd ask how the people administering the game stopped Douglas's character from getting killed. He does a bunch of really dangerous stuff throughout the movie and don't get hurt.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | October 6, 2025 2:19 AM |
That is one good movie. It never received the appreciation it deserved.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | October 6, 2025 2:24 AM |
Jodie Foster wanted to be in this.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | October 6, 2025 4:08 AM |
I really like the movie, but I don't disagree about the implausibility of the ending. I always wondered what the bill for something like that would be.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | October 6, 2025 4:17 PM |
If you have to ask you can't afford it.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | October 6, 2025 4:40 PM |
Wow, I had no idea there were three other threads about this movie lol.
R4 Joyless aspie? I don't understand how they kept him alive either. Nothing makes sense.
Still entertaining and stylish but I wish the ending had been different.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | October 6, 2025 6:50 PM |
^^ OP ^^
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | October 6, 2025 6:51 PM |