Friends Games: The Movie (2017)

This movie is a dark psychological film that is quite entertaining. This movie explores what it means to be a friend. Can anyone say that they trust their friend with all of their heart? Surely anybody will quickly say yes but when push comes to shove that's when things get interesting. One of the strong points of this movie is the small cast. We get a good amount of character development and all the characters get equal screen time. Each actor/actresses put on good performances all around. Although the game is based on a Japanese board game it has its own special twists to it that make it fresh and fun. CGI is not overdone and doesn't seem out of place. This movie will leave you wondering what will happen next and the board game is quite entertaining. Give this movie a watch. ;)

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The whole movie? 5 friends playing a game on the roof of a high-rise for 90 minutes straight. That's it. That's the movie. And yet, I wasn't bored, not even for a second. Oh, the twists and turns! And just when I thought I knew what was going on, the story took a sharp left and off it went again!

Gosh, when Yuichi exposed the traitor among them! And then, when he revealed that he lied too and what he lied about! Everyone's shock and horror! Everyone's! Even the hidden game masters' because that they didn't expect! And then, when Tenji joined Yuichi - and gosh, just how he joined him! - and off they went together to the last game and just when I thought that Tenji could not be redeemed, there was yet another twist and it went back to Sawaragi and... and... and...

I'm so smitten with this movie! Yoshizawa Ryo as Yuichi and Yamada Yuki as Tenji are simply incredible here. The scene between just the two of them at the end of the game, mwah! I can so understand why they love acting together, their chemistry simply crackles! And the way they can both turn from innocent into devious from one second to the next, wow!

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