The Game
The Game wins a lot of early-round matchups but struggles against the best. At 51% overall, first impressions only go so far. Fincher's most underrated film rewards the patience it demands, and bracket voters who've seen it tend to carry strong convictions. It lives in the shadow of Se7en and Fight Club, which means every matchup doubles as a referendum on how well voters actually know Fincher's catalogue. Voters pick in 1.9s on average — well under the 3.5s platform norm.
Synopsis
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.
Strong at 61% in the opening round, solid at 41% in the semis, then 39% in the final. The further The Game goes, the tougher the opposition — and the results show it.
The Social Network is the easy matchup at 67%. Zodiac is the kryptonite at 0%. The gap between best and worst opponent says a lot about what The Game can and can't handle.
The path through Best of David Fincher always ends the same way for The Game: a final against Se7en, a 73% loss rate. So close and so consistent.
Near the top of David Fincher's 9-film lineup on BingeBracket. Fight Club at 55% is the benchmark; The Game at #3 isn't far behind.
#4 of 8 in Best of David Fincher.
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