Game Over, Man!

Game Over, Man! is a 2018 American action comedy film directed by Kyle Newacheck, written by Anders Holm, and starring himself, Adam DeVine, and Blake Anderson, all of whom previously collaborated on the sitcom Workaholics. The film follows three down-on-their-luck housekeepers who must save the day when the Los Angeles hotel they work at gets taken hostage. It was released on March 23, 2018, on Netflix.

Game Over, Man!
Promotional poster
Directed byKyle Newacheck
Produced by
Screenplay byAnders Holm
Story by
  • Anders Holm
  • Kyle Newacheck
  • Adam DeVine
  • Blake Anderson
Starring
Music bySteve Jablonsky
CinematographyGrant Smith
Edited byEvan Henke
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$27.1 million[1]

Plot

Three friends who work as housekeepers at a luxury hotel in Los Angeles are on the verge of getting their video game financed when their potential benefactor is taken hostage by terrorists in a Die Hard-type scenario. The trio are then forced into rising to the occasion to try to save the lives of every hostage in the building.

Cast

Several celebrities have cameo appearances as themselves, including Shaggy, Sugar Lyn Beard, Fred Armisen, Joel McHale, Flying Lotus, Steve-O, Donald Faison, Action Bronson, Chris Pontius, and Mark Cuban. Jillian Bell, Chloe Bridges and King Bach also make brief appearances.

Production

On June 9, 2016, Netflix announced that it was producing Game Over, Man! with producers including Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver via their Point Grey banner; and Scott Rudin and Eli Bush via Scott Rudin Productions. Also producing are Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson, and Kyle Newacheck, who collectively form the comedy group Mail Order Comedy, as well as Isaac Horne of Avalon Management.[2][3]

Release

The film held its official premiere on March 21, 2018 at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, California.[4][5]

Reception

Critical reception

Game Over, Man! has been met with a generally negative response from critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 19% approval rating with an average rating of 3.5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews.[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 32 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[7]

In a negative review, Glenn Kenny of The New York Times said, "This almost laugh-free comedy...is distinguished by a relentless level of outrageous yet strangely listless vulgarity."[8] In a similarly negative review, Variety's Monica Castillo said "Game Over, Man! is a movie with few original ideas, plenty of tropes, and not enough love for the Bill Paxton Aliens character who made its eponymous catchphrase popular."[9] Indiewire's David Ehrlich was more mixed saying, "Game Over, Man! becomes to Workaholics what Keanu was to Key & Peele — a sporadically funny riff on a formula that worked much better in small doses. You know it’s a Netflix joint, because it almost feels designed to be half-watched in the background; an overly loud piece of muzak."[10] In a somewhat positive review, Michael Rechtshaffen of the Los Angeles Times said "The guys occasionally over-reach for irreverence, director and fellow Workaholics veteran Kyle Newacheck mainly succeeds in delivering the most defiantly outrageous farce since Borat."[11]

References
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  2. Kit, Borys (June 9, 2016). "'Workaholics' Creators, Seth Rogen Team for Action Comedy 'Game Over, Man!' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  3. Cabin, Chris (June 9, 2016). "'Workaholics' Creators Team With Seth Rogen for Netflix's 'Game Over, Man!'". Collider. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  4. "Movie Premieres". Westwood Village. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  5. Greggs, Gina (March 22, 2018). "Celeb Snaps! Hottest Star Sightings — Thursday, March 22, 2018 Celebuzz!". Celebuzz. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  6. "Game Over, Man! (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  7. "Game Over, Man! Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  8. Kenny, Glenn (March 22, 2018). "Review: 'Game Over, Man!' Is Far From Pitch Perfect". The New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  9. Castillo, Monica (March 23, 2018). "Film Review: 'Game Over, Man!'". Variety. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  10. Ehrlich, David (March 23, 2018). "'Game Over, Man!' Review: The 'Workaholics' Team Reunites for a Drug-Addled Riff on 'Die Hard'". IndieWire. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  11. Rechtshaffen, Michael (March 22, 2018). "The 'Workaholics' crew reunites for raunchy Netflix comedy 'Game Over, Man!'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
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