Game Over, Man!

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

Plot

Three friends, Alexxx, Darren, and Joel "Baby Dunk", work as housekeepers at a luxury hotel in Los Angeles and seize an opportunity to pitch their idea to potential investor Awadi, the Bey of Tunisia. The Bey offers the trio a check, but the hotel manager quickly confiscates it and fires them.

Moments later Awadi is taken hostage by terrorists, alongside everyone else in the hotel. The inexperienced trio narrowly escape the terrorists; meanwhile the Bey is forced to share details for an offshore account allowing the terrorists' hacker to drain the funds. As the trio attempt another escape, they inadvertently crash into the security room, happening to thwart the hacking.

Bey Awadi's personal attaché Ahmad is revealed to be the mastermind behind the terrorist siege. He gets on television demanding $500 million, proceeding to kill one hostage every 15 minutes until his demands are met.

Seeking revenge on the trio, one terrorist captures and tortures them in the hotel spa. They attack and kill him, then rig his body with a version of their invention, a remote-controlled power suit. Sending him into the conference room as an initial attack, the trio then enter with automatic weapons.

Ahmad receives a getaway helicopter, and the trio appear on the roof, apparently carrying the ransom money. They trade the money for Bey Awadi, and as the helicopter departs, we learn the trio smuggled explosives onboard. One of the surviving hostages offers the trio a lucrative video game development deal.

Cast

* Adam DeVine as Alexxx
* Anders Holm as Darren
* Blake Anderson as Joel aka "Baby Dunk"

* Utkarsh Ambudkar as Bae Awadi
* Aya Cash as Cassie
* Neal McDonough as Conrad
* Daniel Stern as Mitch
* Jamie Demetriou as Mr. Ahmad
* Rhona Mitra as Erma
* Sam Richardson as Donald
* Steve Howey as Rich
* Mac Brandt as Jared
* Geno Segers as Sal

Several celebrities also 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.

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. The list of producers also includes 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.

Release

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

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds approval rating based on reviews, with an average rating of . Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 32 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

In a negative review, Glenn Kenny of ''The New York Times'' wrote: "This almost laugh-free comedy...is distinguished by a relentless level of outrageous yet strangely listless vulgarity." In a similarly negative review, Monica Castillo of '' Variety'' wrote: "''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." David Ehrlich of '' Indiewire'' 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." In a somewhat positive review, Michael Rechtshaffen of the ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote: "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''."

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2018 films
2018 action comedy films
Netflix original films
American action comedy films
Point Grey Pictures films
Films produced by Evan Goldberg
Films produced by Seth Rogen
Films produced by Scott Rudin
Films scored by Steve Jablonsky
Films set in hotels
Films set in Los Angeles
Films shot in Los Angeles
2018 directorial debut films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
Gay-related films
LGBTQ-related buddy comedy films
English-language action comedy films
Films about hostage taking
Films directed by Kyle Newacheck