The first half of Game is truly interesting, three men and a woman are guests at a breath-taking and a beautiful home of a billionaire at Samos Island, a private one in Greece. The richie rich Kabir Malhotra is played by Anupam Kher who sends lovely hand-written letters in Hindi and invites them over. While showing off his priceless wine and bonsai that flowers once in 27 years he reveals his intention rather abruptly on why he'd called them over.
In front of his house he has a twin tower like memory apparently put up for his dead woman and illegitimate daughter Maya (Sarah Jane Dais). The three men have destroyed Maya's life over different period and they are here as Malhotras has planned to take revenge by punishing them and summoning the vigilance officer the next day to his home. The conversations are recorded and give away the clue that something could go wrong with Malhotra and as expected he is found dead in his study next day.
In front of his house he has a twin tower like memory apparently put up for his dead woman and illegitimate daughter Maya (Sarah Jane Dais). The three men have destroyed Maya's life over different period and they are here as Malhotras has planned to take revenge by punishing them and summoning the vigilance officer the next day to his home. The conversations are recorded and give away the clue that something could go wrong with Malhotra and as expected he is found dead in his study next day.
We are offered a glimpse into Maya's life from the time she was abandoned and how she was used consciously or unconsciously by the three men. To break the strain over the eyes, these men are shown as hailing from different locations all over the world. Abhishek Bachchan's brief romantic interlude looks superficial and he shedding tears suddenly in one scene looks copious. His nonchalant, indifferent and cool attitude throughout the film takes away the seriousness from his role.
His long jog, hop, skip and jump run beginning from his flat to some insignificant by-lane in Istanbul fails to stupefy everyone except Kangana Ranaut. The lady's accent and expressions don't match her smart formal clothes. Neither does Abhishek's identity revelation shock you, you react with a simple oh, okay expression. The first half of the story is absorbing, keeps you thinking but post interval, the director brings about many inconsistencies in the script.
Kangana Ranaut plays the head of an investigative agency and her role drags to a pointless finale. She attempts to be the perfect choice for her character not bad, but her terrible English and the director trying to replicate her role straight from some Hollywood movies misfires. The movie is not very bad, it could have still been better with a taut narration and a finale, especially in the latter half of the story.
The emphasis should have been mainly on who bumped off Malhotra rather than giving a whole lot of screen space to Kangana and her dumb-headed secretary who has no reaction on his face. She runs around showing she's in control of things and reminds you of what Rani Mukherjee did in No One Killed Jessica. This is a film that is content driven, performances are mediocre, even if they had been exemplary it would have been wasted as the finale is listless.
Sarah is forgettable and all you get to see of her is in her strange obscene cabaret dance costume and her voice message over the phone. The only part worth noticing are the picturesque locations. Game makes an interesting watch for those interested in thrillers and are easily shocked by small twists and turns, it keeps your attention for a major part of the film
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