Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Rachel McAdams) meet in a bar trivia night. They bond over their competitive nature and their love of games. The couple marries. Their creepy next door neighbor Gary (Jesse Plemons) is desperate to get into their game night after his wife left him. Max is stressed with the arrival of his superior bossy older brother Brooks (Kyle Chandler). Brooks proposes a kidnapping game. When Brooks is really kidnapped, the gang thinks that it's all part of the game.
Bateman and McAdams are solid comedic actors. They're more fun than I expected. They simply work as a couple. The concept is great and somewhat different. Lamorne Morris and Kylie Bunbury are good. The Denzel thing is fun although there is one or two awkward unfunny moments. Jesse Plemons is good at his dead-eye creepiness. I have some problems with the Sharon Horgan and Billy Magnussen coupling. I like Horgan but I don't believe she would stick with Magnussen's character. He's annoying and bad at playing outrageous. He's the weak spot on the roster. There is one or two too many turns on the fake kidnapping take. It wears out its welcome rather than being a funny call back. Overall, I like most of this movie with a couple of reservations.
Bateman and McAdams are solid comedic actors. They're more fun than I expected. They simply work as a couple. The concept is great and somewhat different. Lamorne Morris and Kylie Bunbury are good. The Denzel thing is fun although there is one or two awkward unfunny moments. Jesse Plemons is good at his dead-eye creepiness. I have some problems with the Sharon Horgan and Billy Magnussen coupling. I like Horgan but I don't believe she would stick with Magnussen's character. He's annoying and bad at playing outrageous. He's the weak spot on the roster. There is one or two too many turns on the fake kidnapping take. It wears out its welcome rather than being a funny call back. Overall, I like most of this movie with a couple of reservations.