jtncsmistad The psychological thriller "Road Games" aspires to be atmospheric avant-garde entertainment. Alas, it never reaches such territory. However, any flick that features an American, a Brit and two Frenchies has it's merits. Even if the potpourri of performances and plot points are perplexing as all hell. Nevertheless, "Road Games" is a helluva ride.If you can just manage to maintain traction.

Fella_shibby As a fan of road/thriller movies, I saw this without watching the trailer or reading anything bout it. Was pleasantly surprised how good this movie was. Its a very good thriller with lots of twists n turns. Nice star cast, good acting, amazing cinematography, nice music, decent screenplay and an awesome direction n editing by Abner Pastoll. The lead actress Joséphine de La Baume is voluptuous and gorgeous. It is beautifully shot with fantastic French countryside. The fields, the forests, the rural roads, the pond (where she bathes naked), the cottages (the one from where Andrew Simpson picks up the golf club), they all lead to a nice build up. The movie is backed up by an excellent score with pulsing elements. It has fantastic picturesque locations and moody sets. The killer was not shown but the tension was created throughout. Even the slower scenes which focused on characters were able to hold up the anticipation. Barbara Crampton did a decent job of creating mystery to her character. One movie which came to my mind while watching this was High Tension. Maybe because of rural France or the psychological aspect. This movie is much better than The invitation n 10 Cloverfield lane.

subxerogravity I did not see this one coming.I really loved the music, gave it an old school giallo feel to the movie. Not that all the yellow in the cinematography didn't do the trick.Road Games does expect us to swallow some stuff that does not go down too well, but overall it was a great slasher-styled movie experience, that never bores.The characters are interesting enough to keep your interest to the very last minute, and I mean the very last.The suspense of what's going on is great. Lots of twist and turns to keep you on your toes as you try to figure out what's going on.The plot twist was a little lackluster, but it goes with the whole environment.Well done!!

Jenny Penny This was my favourite film at FrightFest during the packed weekend of genre fans gathering for the exciting premieres. I'll admit I went into Road Games not expecting much. But that's only because I knew nothing about it, and it had been totally off my radar. But that only made it all the better for it. My intrigue was from that it seemed to have an interesting cast - Frederic Pierrot and Barbara Crampton in the same movie! I'll give it a go, I thought. And I think going in not knowing anything (or as little as possible) is a bonus. I was totally taken by surprise, and a very pleasant surprise at that. Road Games is so much fun with twists and turns aplenty; whether or not you see any of the turns coming is clearly not meant to detract from the enjoyment of the film. The multi-layered characters and plot beats are fascinating to the point I can't wait to get the chance to watch it again. And the film has a very high standard of acting - not one beat to fault in the performances. They are just excellent. Director Abner Pastoll clearly excels working with actors. Not to forget the score was a pulsing delight, and almost played a character in its own right.Road Games is an assured, surprising and quality debut. Not without its (very minor) faults, I can't wait to see what Pastoll does next. Now that he's on my radar, the expectations are up pretty high...very close to a 10 but until I get a chance to see it again I'll stick to my 9/10 Recommended viewing