“Game Night” Conquers the Laughs

You might have seen the trailer for Game Night and expected a Hollywood throwaway, the type of comedy cashing in on its big-name cast without much effort given to its script (you can usually recognize them by their significant second-week drop at the box office). You would be wrong though as Game Night has both star power and laughs, and is a damn entertaining that deserves the credit it earned. While Game Night is, in many ways, typical — the type where you can predict each and every scene as soon as it starts — it still slaps you upside the head with how comical it turns out. And let’s be real, not every comedy needs to be innovative comedy genius or have a flawless script. It just needs to make you laugh, and that’s where Game Night is most aware. Warner Bros The first act of Game Night is the movie at its funniest, its laughs coming from an Office Christmas Party meets Workaholics meets Horrible Bosses kind of place. (Yeah, I know, Jason Bateman is in like all of them.) The group of friends, led by Max and Annie, plans to participate in the new, advanced, hyper-realistic who-done-it murder mystery. Things go sideways quickly and the crew is forced to clap at real ass gangstas. They have to rob murderers, hack law enforcement officials, and crush all opponents in Charades and Taboo. Max and Annie — played by everyone’s favorite shook white boy in corporate roles, Jason Bateman, and the always charming Rachel McAdams — are your average overly competitive couple who host…