(RE-POSTING FROM 7/20/08)

“Funny Games” a seriously different kind of thriller

This is a different kind of thriller, it is non-traditional with a slower pacing that most viewers might find annoying, but it also gives you time to soak in what is going on in the scene.   “Funny Games” taps into raw emotion as the audience winces and agonizes through the story as the main characters try to escape their kidnappers.

 “Funny Games”

(2008) (rated: R for terror, violence and some language) (1 hr, 41 min)

Starring: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt, Brady Corbet, Devon Gearhart

Genre: Thriller

The Plot: Two psychotic young men take a family hostage in their cabin.