1. RegOz

   9

   I absolutey love this film! This is a psychological thriller -although not psychologically challenging- that will keep you in suspense from the beginning to the end. Things start slowly and they build up little by little. I know this movie can be very disturbing for some, perhaps even unbearable; but others will get caught, haunted by it. We should also consider that this is not a movie that aims to teach you something. Not at all! After all, that is not the purpose of a movie -or at least this type of movies-, the 'lesson' you get from a movie is an extra! Nevertheless, if a movie moves you, and makes you feel strong, deep emotions -either positive or negative- then, there has to be something special and/or great about that film. I did feel this movie, intensely!. Undoubtedly, the reactions that people have about Funny Games, are antagonistic, but many, as myself, probably feel that this is a movie to keep at home, in our collection! One thing I celebrate about this movie, is the ending....it says 'bye' to predictable, happy endings;not that there is something wrong with happy endings, but it is good to see something different every now and then. A solid 9, for sure!… Expand

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2. luckaks

   4

   ... its not enough to make a movie mix every kind of violence possible and find that - because violence tends to be shocking - the movie itself will have some impact ... the plot of this film is an empty sequence. No point is made​​. Do not teach anything. Not even an intelligent approach of violence, because the character of the characters is not psychologically challenging. You know when you take a literary work of a beginner and do not avoid the artificiality of the characters? is the same in this film. This usually happens with beginners because, eager to have a very dramatic storyline, they designed fake spectacular characters to build it ... the result is a failure: people soon realizes that they are inventions, like puppets ... if this director and writer likes so much to treat this theme, they should study real criminals. If they want to address the sociological aspects of violence and crime, they should study and draw lessons from other teachers, as Dostoievsky ... and if they wanted to entertain the audience should desist from trying to make it look very smart on topics that they do not know how to deal with a drop of profoundness ...… Expand

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3. ryancarroll88

   3

   Michael Haneke gets his point across, but has to sacrifice all semblance of entertainment to do so. It's a shame because there was a lot of talent behind this film.… Expand

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