Watched this last week after hearing good things and this was really, really good. Great chemistry between the cast, particularly Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams. Jesse Plemons in particular was a comedic standout. The cinematography as pretty cool, with several shots making the landscape appear to be a game board and the tracking shot during the hot potato with the egg. And it was extremely funny, especially:
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“How can that be profitable for Frito-Lay?”
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“Man, glass tables are really acting weird today.”
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Annie waving the gun around and putting it in her mouth at one point
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The whole bullet removal scene
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Not Denzel
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The Harry Potter “Bulgarian and the egg” joke (mainly because I embarrassingly thought the exact same thing before Max said it.)
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The whole credits scene revealing the intricate planning (plus, Ryan being a Harvard graduate)
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Ryan slowly sliding $17 across the table
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“Yes! Oh no, he died!”
And, going into the movie dark, I actually had no idea what was happening with the plot. The movie had me second-guessing myself several times, but when everything was revealed at the end, it didn’t feel contrived.
Would definitely recommend!