Game Night

The long joke of the narrative is adroitly handled, and for once the climax pays off in laughs.

The movie is a hollow throwback to classic comedy, and it shines only by contrast with dull studio competition.

The spoofy action set-pieces are ho hum. What's special is the minutiae-based, casually political banter.

Its great screenplay allows for a little more storyline and suspense then what we expect from most comedy films while Jason Bateman once again shows why he is the current king of comedy.