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An entertaining essay on the mechanics of a cult. The lead actor - the stoned guy from 'Cabin in the Woods', killed it, even though I didn't recognise him straight away, 'cos he's sooooo straight in this. Not quite a comedy, not quite a mockumentary and not quite a remake of the 'The Game', this film explores themes of network marketing, pyramid schemes, the desire to break from the mundane and of course that sketchy guy from college, who turns up out-of-the-blue and wants you to 'experience' something, essentially all the ingredients of a recipe-for-disaster.
Judging by the reviews, this film is as polarising as Marmite - 'you either love it or hate it', but i'd wager this film would not have been made 10 years ago, and i'd urge people to give it a try and review with a bit of thought, so that they keep green-lighting flawed, yet creative and ultimately enjoyable films like this.
In a nutshell: The Game meets The Hangover with a screenplay by Kafka.
An entertaining essay on the mechanics of a cult. The lead actor - the stoned guy from 'Cabin in the Woods', killed it, even though I didn't recognise him straight away, 'cos he's sooooo straight in this. Not quite a comedy, not quite a mockumentary and not quite a remake of the 'The Game', this film explores themes of network marketing, pyramid schemes, the desire to break from the mundane and of course that sketchy guy from college, who turns up out-of-the-blue and wants you to 'experience' something, essentially all the ingredients of a recipe-for-disaster.
Judging by the reviews, this film is as polarising as Marmite - 'you either love it or hate it', but i'd wager this film would not have been made 10 years ago, and i'd urge people to give it a try and review with a bit of thought, so that they keep green-lighting flawed, yet creative and ultimately enjoyable films like this.
In a nutshell: The Game meets The Hangover with a screenplay by Kafka.