This was a decent thriller even if it was a bit predictable. A young man on the verge of being married, expecting a baby, caring for his mentally disabled brother, dealing with a less than likeable father, deep in debt and recently fired is given the opportunity to play a game consisting of 13 challenges. The challenges begin fairly easy but each new challenge escalates greatly and carry greater risks. If he quits or tells anyone about the game he is disqualified and all winnings up to that point are lost as well. The questions he faces come down to how far is willing to go for the money and his freedom.
Like I said, this was decent enough. You feel for the guy and his situation. There was a building of suspense throughout the film and that is on of it's most enjoyable aspects. Some of the challenges are a bit out there but there was a good effort to keep things flowing in what felt like the range of possibility. i saw some of the ending coming but there were other aspects in how it ended that caught me off guard. That was something I liked. There were questions left unanswered which could maybe be an open door to a sequel and that would be fine. However, without a sequel, I missed not being able to know more about the game. All-in-all it was an enjoyable film.
Like I said, this was decent enough. You feel for the guy and his situation. There was a building of suspense throughout the film and that is on of it's most enjoyable aspects. Some of the challenges are a bit out there but there was a good effort to keep things flowing in what felt like the range of possibility. i saw some of the ending coming but there were other aspects in how it ended that caught me off guard. That was something I liked. There were questions left unanswered which could maybe be an open door to a sequel and that would be fine. However, without a sequel, I missed not being able to know more about the game. All-in-all it was an enjoyable film.