13: Game of Death

13: GAME OF DEATH (2006) - June 22, 2009
A kind of silly but enjoyable thriller about a down-on-his luck salesman, recently fired, who receives a mysterious phone call and is informed that he's been selected as a contestant for a new game show, and must complete 13 tasks if he wants to win the jackpot. The tasks start simply enough (kill a bug, make some kids cry) but get more sinister as the game goes along. Essentially a non-crappy version of 12 Rounds with less explosions (and since this came out a few years ago, I'm going to have to assume that the writer of 12 Rounds took more than a little inspiration from this film), this wasn't exactly great, but it was quite entertaining throughout. It kind of falls apart if you over-think it, but for what it was it was enjoyable enough. ***