“Magic
of
thrillers
will
return
with
film
Game," claimed
the
debutant
director
Abhinay
Deo.
Lets
analyse
if
the
magic
is
back.
When
we
think
about
suspense
thrillers
there
are
few
things
that
viewers
want
to
see
in
the
film.
First
and
foremost
is
holding
on
to
the
audience
interest
till
the
last
moment
of
the
film.
The
identity
of
the
killer
should
come
out
as
a
shock
to
the
viewers
and
finally
the
logic
behind
each
action
should
be
convincing
enough
for
the
audience
to
believe
in
the
script.
But,
unfortunately,
Game
misses
on
the
main
elements
of
a
whodunit.
Game
is
a
story
of
four
strangers-
Neil
Menin
(Abhishek
Bachchan),
O.P.
Ramsay
(Boman
Irani),
Tisha
Khanna
(Sahana
Goswami)
and
Vikram
Kapoor
(Jimmy
Shergil),
who
are
invited
by
a
billionaire
Kabir
Malhotra
(Anupam
Kher)
to
his
private
island
of
Samos,
Greece.
While,
Neil
is
a
businessman
with
several
legal
and
illegal
investments.
Ramsay
is
a
politician
from
Thailand.
Vikran
is
a
well
known
Bollywood
superstar
and
Tisha
is
a
crime
journalist.
All
the
four
of
them
including
the
owner
of
the
island
are
strangers
to
each
other.
The
very
next
morning
all
the
four
will
wish
they
had
never
come
to
that
island.
The
second
half
of
the
film
leaves
you
bewildered
and
struggling
to
get
the
connections
between
each
actions
occurring
in
the
film.
In
fact,
Game
has
a
direct
resemblance
from
the
1960s
and
1970s
cinema,
which
doesn't
go
with
today's
mindset.
Abhinay
Deo
fails
to
narrate
the
story.
Game
lacks
the
flow
in
the
storytelling
and
fails
to
convince
the
viewers.
Even
the
screenplay
written
by
Althea
Delmas
Kaushal
goes
for
a
toss
after
the
very
first
hour
of
the
film.
The
first
hour
of
the
film
manages
to
hold
your
attention
with
its
little
twist
and
turns,
the
second
half
however,
tests
your
patience.
It
leaves
you
irritated
and
puzzled.
It
is
difficult
to
believe
that
Farhan
Akhtar
is
behind
the
very
existence
of
the
film,
Javed
Akhtar
had
written
the
lyrics
of
Game
and
Shankar
Ehsaan
Loy
has
composed
music
for
the
film.
Even
after
having
such
big
names
attached
to
Game,
the
story
and
even
the
music
fails
to
touch
the
audience.
Neither
of
the
songs
are
striking
enough
to
seep
into
your
subconscious
mind,
not
even
the
item
song
performed
by
Sara
Jane
Dias.
Though
Game
fails
to
make
an
impact,
Abhishek
Bachchan
gets
a
lot
of
scope
to
prove
his
acting
skills.
He
has
given
a
fine
performance,
but
even
a
mind
blowing
performance
of
an
actor
can't
manage
to
hide
the
loopholes
in
the
script.
Kangana
as
usual
was
good
at
her
acting.
Though
the
efforts
taken
by
her
in
her
dialogue
delivery
is
seen
though
the
film,
she
still
has
to
go
a
long
way
to
get
the
correct
English
diction.
Sara
Jane
Dias,
gave
a
decent
debut.
She
looks
gorgeous
and
stylish
in
the
film.
Anupam
Kher
is
wasted
in
the
script,
while
Boman
Irani
is
over
the
top
this
time.
Jimmy
Shergil
has
a
minute
role.
Even
Sahana
Goswami
is
wasted
in
the
film.
Gauhar
Khan
is
alright.
Mohan
Kapur
is
first-rate.
Benjamin
Gilani
is
adequate.
Story first published: Friday, April 1, 2011, 11:41 [IST]