"House Of Games" is your typical David-Memet-con-movie. Much like in "The Spanish Prisoner" the bad guys base their cons on far fetched assumptions and unlikely coincidences, and they all come together in a totally predictable twist. What's worse is that "House Of Games" isn't even fun to watch. It's slow and the acting is as wooden as in a Dario-Argento-flick (save for Joe Montegna, who is quite good as the low-life Mike) . A lot of fans of this movie claim that it was intentional on David Memet's part to have his actors act like that, but then I strongly disagree with Memet's artistic choice. It makes the movie an emotionless bore. "House Of Games" isn't a complete mess. The credits and music as well as the unagitated direction make the movie a relatively timeless feast for the eyes (as long as you can ignore the horrible clothes and haircuts that is!). Too bad there's not enough plot to back that up.
Review of House of Games
