Funny Games
Michael Haneke remakes his own controversial suburban ennui-meets-home invasion thriller with Naomi Watts and Tim Roth as the bored couple who find themselves at the mercy of the merciless. A twisted, satirical commentary on middle class malaise and the new breed of ruthlessly coldhearted youths, Haneke is not known for pulling any punches in his cinema and he described his original film as "one which confronted us with our own complicity in violence as spectacle". Remaining faithful to the first film, Watts and Roth turn in excellent performances in this stomach-knotting thriller.
Year: 2007
Genre: Art House Cinema, Thrillers & Suspense, Cult Films / After Dark, Film Festivals 2008
Country: USA
Director: Michael Haneke
Starring: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt, Brady Corbet, Devon Gearhart
Duration: 108 Minutes
Rating: R18 - Violence and content that may disturb.
6.5/10
Location in store: Art House Cinema
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