Rating of
3/4
The Most Unsettling Games
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/21/07
Unsettling, disturbing, depressing - Funny Games is a film you can't go into lightly. You'll see plenty more deaths in any average Hollywood shoot 'em up, but I guarantee that deaths in this film will leave a mark that won't leave you for days. Whether it's a critique of violence in the real world, or violence on film, it certainly gets its point across. Seeing as there's a 2008 remake coming out (by the same director, only using more well-known actors) I'm anxious to see if it can capture that completely unnerving feeling from the original. It's hard enough watching this on DVD - I would have a really hard time watching it in a theater.
Be warned: this film is harsh, direct and unflinching. Don't go into it lightly - don't go into it if you're feeling down - but do go in with an open mind. I don't know if it can change the world, but it will change the way you look at violence, both real and on film.
