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Road Games

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 3:24 pm
by jonbly
8/10 - Pretty solid game of 'Who's the killer', though a couple of extra characters might have helped. As is, it's a bit too easy to guess...

Re: Road Games

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:21 pm
by scarebear
I absolutely loved this movie. Best of what I have seen so far. Superb cast, great story, and kept you guessing.

Love the after credits bit as well!

Re: Road Games

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 10:23 am
by DJBenz
Sad to say that the twist was signposted too early on (or at least something that started me thinking) so the ending was no surprise. Also really hated the exposition conversation that covered why Barbara Crampton didn't have an English accent despite supposedly being English according to hubby. And don't get me started on her lack of French inflection for someone who's supposedly lived in rural France for years.

Re: Road Games

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 1:11 pm
by Alex J
An entertaining hitchhiker cum mansion movie that keeps you on your toes.
Spoiler:
I didn't really see the twist coming - I thought they were all going to be serial killers, ending in a bloodbath - it didn't quite turn out like that but enjoyable nonetheless.
8 / 10

Re: Road Games

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 2:52 pm
by ChrisReynolds
Entertaining, good music, good acting, beautiful scenery. I felt like it had a lot of the same feel as And Soon The Darkness, and it's a very pleasant film to watch, but it's too reliant on a big twist that it hammers in a bit too hard, so doesn't really come together at the end.

The problem with the twist is that it wasn't really possible to sustain it all the way through.
Spoiler:
It's a little too obvious with the clues - Jack staying in an obvious children's room (complete with rocking horse!), despite Mary saying they didn't have children; Jack locking the door (in close-up) yet Veronique comes in without a problem. It became obvious to me that the three of them were a family engaged in some elaborate falsehood and were all accessories to the hitch-hiker deaths. After that it's just a matter of filling in the blanks to realise that Veronique is the crazy one and the others are covering up for her.


5/10

Re: Road Games

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 3:01 pm
by ChrisReynolds
DJBenz wrote:Also really hated the exposition conversation that covered why Barbara Crampton didn't have an English accent despite supposedly being English according to hubby.
I know, why not just have Grizard say that she was American?

Re: Road Games

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 7:07 pm
by mamawaldi
An enjoyable "whodunnit" but a bit mild for this festival I thought. I was also expecting a final twist of the young lad turning out to be another psycho on the run but it didn't arrive, which was almost a surprise ending in itself. Solid if unspectacular. Nice locations though.

Re: Road Games

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:57 am
by MalJutley
Good enough film for me but probably didn't need to be at frightfest, maybe if Barbara Crampton wasn't in i, it wouldn't have been. Liked the movie however and build up throughout the film

Re: Road Games

Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 12:34 pm
by TheDukeAbides
Very enjoyable and well performed.

Thought pacing was a bit of but it was shot wonderfully, sadly I spent too much time being irritated by the Jack character and falling in love with Joséphine de La Baume.

Re: Road Games

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:52 am
by Tyrannosaurus
Lots of effective potential for threat but in the end it just didn't measure up.

Re: Road Games

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:39 am
by zappa fan
TheDukeAbides wrote: falling in love with Joséphine de La Baume.
you and me both m8y.

Re: Road Games

Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 12:13 am
by MrD
I wasnt really fussed about this one going in. How pleasantly surprused I was by the end! I really enjoyed the ride :)

Joséphine de La Baume stole the film. I couldnt look away or not pay attention. Everything in her performance had something to look for or listen to and I loved the difficulty and exclusion the male protagonist suffered with his lack in understanding what was being said in French. It actually portrayed his reasons and reactions well based on his limited knowledge of what was being said around him.

Frederic stole the q&a experience marvellously that was fun and enjoyable listening to the director and cast.

I recommend this as a good film to certainly see at least once. Would I watch it again? Yes. Would I enjoy it as much? I'm not sure.

4/5

Re: Road Games

Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:09 pm
by zappa fan
Currently on FreeVee, Shudder and Icon.