The Game

"Regardless of how far one chooses to buy into The Game - and the ending ambiguously suggests that it could go on and on - there is no doubt as to Fincher's staggering expertise as a director and his almost clinical sense of precision."

"The film's 'message' about complacency transformed by chaos and uncertainty is hackneyed..."

"Douglas, who delivers a new shade of cruel elegance each time he plays another urbane monster, is the ideal star for this vigorously contrived thriller."

"Douglas is the right actor for the role. He can play smart, he can play cold, and he can play angry. He is also subtle enough that he never arrives at an emotional plateau before the film does, and never overplays the process of his inner change."

"Fincher's worthy and equally dark follow-up to Seven."

"Douglas disintegrates beautifully against the pressure of a constant and unknown threat, played out by a deliciously sinister support cast."