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Game Over, Man!
Game Over, Man!
	Promotional poster
Directed by	Kyle Newacheck
Screenplay by	Anders Holm
Story by	Anders Holm; Kyle Newacheck; Adam DeVine; Blake Anderson;
Produced by	Adam DeVine; Anders Holm; Blake Anderson; Kyle Newacheck; Seth Rogen; Evan Goldberg; James Weaver; Scott Rudin; Eli Bush; Isaac Horne;
Starring	Adam DeVine; Anders Holm; Blake Anderson;
Cinematography	Grant Smith
Edited by	Evan Henke
Music by	Steve Jablonsky
Production; companies	Mail Order Company; Point Grey Pictures; Scott Rudin Productions;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	March 23, 2018;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$27.1 million

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Game Over, Man! is a 2018 American action comedy film directed by Kyle Newacheck, written by Anders Holm, and starring Holm, Adam DeVine, and Blake Anderson, all of whom previously collaborated on the sitcom Workaholics. It follows three down-on-their-luck housekeepers who must save the day when the Los Angeles hotel where they work is taken hostage. The film was released on March 23, 2018, on Netflix to generally negative reception from critics.

Plot

Three friends, Alexxx, Darren, and Joel "Baby Dunk", work as housekeepers at a luxury hotel in Los Angeles and seize an opportunity to pitch their idea to potential investor Awadi, the Bey of Tunisia. The Bey offers the trio a check, but the hotel manager quickly confiscates it and fires them.

Moments later Awadi is taken hostage by terrorists, alongside everyone else in the hotel. The inexperienced trio narrowly escape the terrorists; meanwhile the Bey is forced to share details for an offshore account allowing the terrorists' hacker to drain the funds. As the trio attempt another escape, they inadvertently crash into the security room, happening to thwart the hacking.

Bey Awadi's personal attaché Ahmad is revealed to be the mastermind behind the terrorist siege. He gets on television demanding $500 million, proceeding to kill one hostage every 15 minutes until his demands are met.

Seeking revenge on the trio, one terrorist captures and tortures them in the hotel spa. They attack and kill him, then rig his body with a version of their invention, a remote-controlled power suit. Sending him into the conference room as an initial attack, the trio then enter with automatic weapons.

Ahmad receives a getaway helicopter, and the trio appear on the roof, apparently carrying the ransom money. They trade the money for Bey Awadi, and as the helicopter departs, we learn the trio smuggled explosives onboard. One of the surviving hostages offers the trio a lucrative video game development deal.

Cast

Adam DeVine as Alexxx
Anders Holm as Darren
Blake Anderson as Joel aka "Baby Dunk"
Utkarsh Ambudkar as Bae Awadi
Aya Cash as Cassie
Neal McDonough as Conrad
Daniel Stern as Mitch
Jamie Demetriou as Mr. Ahmad
Rhona Mitra as Erma
Sam Richardson as Donald
Steve Howey as Rich
Mac Brandt as Jared
Geno Segers as Sal

Several celebrities also have cameo appearances as themselves, including Shaggy, Sugar Lyn Beard, Fred Armisen, Joel McHale, Flying Lotus, Steve-O, Donald Faison, Action Bronson, Chris Pontius, and Mark Cuban.

Production

On June 9, 2016, Netflix announced that it was producing Game Over, Man! with producers including Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver via their Point Grey banner; and Scott Rudin and Eli Bush via Scott Rudin Productions. The list of producers also includes Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson, and Kyle Newacheck, who collectively form the comedy group Mail Order Comedy, as well as Isaac Horne of Avalon Management.^[2]^[3]

Release

The film held its official premiere on March 21, 2018, at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, California.^[4]^[5]

Reception

Critical reception

Game Over, Man! has been met with a generally negative response from critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 18% approval rating with an average rating of 3.6/10 based on 17 reviews.^[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 32 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".^[7]

In a negative review, Glenn Kenny of The New York Times said, "This almost laugh-free comedy...is distinguished by a relentless level of outrageous yet strangely listless vulgarity."^[8] In a similarly negative review, Variety's Monica Castillo said "Game Over, Man! is a movie with few original ideas, plenty of tropes, and not enough love for the Bill Paxton Aliens character who made its eponymous catchphrase popular."^[9] Indiewire's David Ehrlich was more mixed saying, "Game Over, Man! becomes to Workaholics what Keanu was to Key & Peele — a sporadically funny riff on a formula that worked much better in small doses. You know it’s a Netflix joint, because it almost feels designed to be half-watched in the background; an overly loud piece of muzak."^[10] In a somewhat positive review, Michael Rechtshaffen of the Los Angeles Times said "The guys occasionally over-reach for irreverence, director and fellow Workaholics veteran Kyle Newacheck mainly succeeds in delivering the most defiantly outrageous farce since Borat."^[11]

References

^ "Initial Certification Search" (Type "Game Over" in the search box). Fastlane NextGen. Archived from the original on July 16, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ Kit, Borys (June 9, 2016). "'Workaholics' Creators, Seth Rogen Team for Action Comedy 'Game Over, Man!' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
^ Cabin, Chris (June 9, 2016). "'Workaholics' Creators Team With Seth Rogen for Netflix's 'Game Over, Man!'". Collider. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
^ "Movie Premieres". Westwood Village. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
^ Greggs, Gina (March 22, 2018). "Celeb Snaps! Hottest Star Sightings — Thursday, March 22, 2018 Celebuzz!". Celebuzz. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
^ "Game Over, Man! (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
^ "Game Over, Man! Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ Kenny, Glenn (March 22, 2018). "Review: 'Game Over, Man!' Is Far From Pitch Perfect". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ Castillo, Monica (March 23, 2018). "Film Review: 'Game Over, Man!'". Variety. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ Ehrlich, David (March 23, 2018). "'Game Over, Man!' Review: The 'Workaholics' Team Reunites for a Drug-Addled Riff on 'Die Hard'". IndieWire. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (March 22, 2018). "The 'Workaholics' crew reunites for raunchy Netflix comedy 'Game Over, Man!'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

External links

Game Over, Man! at IMDb

[1] "Initial Certification Search" (Type "Game Over" in the search box). Fastlane NextGen. Archived from the original on July 16, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[2] Kit, Borys (June 9, 2016). "'Workaholics' Creators, Seth Rogen Team for Action Comedy 'Game Over, Man!' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.

[3] Cabin, Chris (June 9, 2016). "'Workaholics' Creators Team With Seth Rogen for Netflix's 'Game Over, Man!'". Collider. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[4] "Movie Premieres". Westwood Village. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.

[5] Greggs, Gina (March 22, 2018). "Celeb Snaps! Hottest Star Sightings — Thursday, March 22, 2018 Celebuzz!". Celebuzz. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.

[6] "Game Over, Man! (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

[7] "Game Over, Man! Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[8] Kenny, Glenn (March 22, 2018). "Review: 'Game Over, Man!' Is Far From Pitch Perfect". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[9] Castillo, Monica (March 23, 2018). "Film Review: 'Game Over, Man!'". Variety. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[10] Ehrlich, David (March 23, 2018). "'Game Over, Man!' Review: The 'Workaholics' Team Reunites for a Drug-Addled Riff on 'Die Hard'". IndieWire. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[11] Rechtshaffen, Michael (March 22, 2018). "The 'Workaholics' crew reunites for raunchy Netflix comedy 'Game Over, Man!'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

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-'''''Game Over, Man!''''' is a 2018 American [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Kyle Newacheck]], written by [[Anders Holm]], and starring Holm, [[Adam DeVine]], and [[Blake Anderson]], all of whom previously collaborated on the sitcom ''[[Workaholics]]''. It follows three down-on-their-luck housekeepers who must save the day when the [[Los Angeles]] hotel where they work is taken hostage. The film was released on March 23, 2018 on [[Netflix]], but was panned by critics.
+'''''Game Over, Man!''''' is a 2018 American [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Kyle Newacheck]], written by [[Anders Holm]], and starring Holm, [[Adam DeVine]], and [[Blake Anderson]], all of whom previously collaborated on the sitcom ''[[Workaholics]]''. It follows three down-on-their-luck housekeepers who must save the day when the [[Los Angeles]] hotel where they work is taken hostage. The film was released on March 23, 2018, on [[Netflix]] to generally negative reception from critics.
 ==Plot==
-Three friends, Alexxx, Darren, and Joel, work as housekeepers at a luxury hotel in Los Angeles and are about to pitch their video game to get it financed by their potential benefactor Awadi, the Bey of Tunisia. They pitch their proposal at the bey's party, but the hotel manager confiscates the check the bey gives them and fires them. Moments later Awadi is taken hostage by terrorists.
+Three friends, Alexxx, Darren, and Joel "Baby Dunk", work as housekeepers at a luxury hotel in Los Angeles and seize an opportunity to pitch their idea to potential investor Awadi, the [[List of beys of Tunis|Bey of Tunisia]]. The Bey offers the trio a check, but the hotel manager quickly confiscates it and fires them.
-The inexperienced trio narrowly escapes the terrorists; meanwhile the Bey is forced to access information for an offshore account which the terrorists' hacker is trying to drain. The trio crash through the window where the hacking is in progress, thwarting it.
+Moments later Awadi is taken hostage by terrorists, alongside everyone else in the hotel. The inexperienced trio narrowly escape the terrorists; meanwhile the Bey is forced to share details for an offshore account allowing the terrorists' hacker to drain the funds. As the trio attempt another escape, they inadvertently crash into the security room, happening to thwart the hacking.
-Mr. Ahmad, Bey Awadi's personal attachè, is shown to be the mastermind behind the terrorist threat, discovered when Alexxx calls him with the hacker's phone. On television he demands 500 million dollars or he will kill one hostage every 15 minutes.
+Bey Awadi's personal attaché Ahmad is revealed to be the mastermind behind the terrorist siege. He gets on television demanding $500 million, proceeding to kill one [[hostage]] every 15 minutes until his demands are met.
-One of the terrorists, whose boyfriend the trio killed, takes them to the hotel's spa to torture them. They attack and kill him, then rig his body with a version of their invention, a remote-controlled power suit. Sending him into the conference room as an initial attack, they themselves then enter with automatic weapons.
+Seeking revenge on the trio, one terrorist captures and tortures them in the hotel spa. They attack and kill him, then rig his body with a version of their invention, a remote-controlled power suit. Sending him into the conference room as an initial attack, the trio then enter with automatic weapons.
-Mr. Ahmad soon escapes, heading to the helicopter on the roof. The trio follows with what seems to be the ransom money. They convince him to take the money but leave Bey; as the helicopter heads off it explodes, as they rigged one of the bags with exploding collars Ahmad had used to execute hostages. The trio saves the lives of the remaining hostages in the building, one of whom gets them rich developing a video game based on them.
+Ahmad receives a getaway helicopter, and the trio appear on the roof, apparently carrying the ransom money. They trade the money for Bey Awadi, and as the helicopter departs, we learn the trio smuggled explosives onboard. One of the surviving hostages offers the trio a lucrative video game development deal.
 == Cast ==
+<!-- opening title card -->
 * [[Adam DeVine]] as Alexxx
 * [[Anders Holm]] as Darren
-* [[Blake Anderson]] as Joel
+* [[Blake Anderson]] as Joel aka "Baby Dunk"
+<!-- end opening title cards, the following also show up in the closing title cards -->
-* [[Utkarsh Ambudkar]] Bae Awadi
+* [[Utkarsh Ambudkar]] as Bae Awadi
 * [[Aya Cash]] as Cassie
 * [[Neal McDonough]] as Conrad
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 * [[Mac Brandt]] as Jared
 * [[Geno Segers]] as Sal
+<!-- end closing title cards -->
-* Roe Hartrampf as Alan
+Several celebrities also have cameo appearances as themselves, including [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]], [[Sugar Lyn Beard]], [[Fred Armisen]], [[Joel McHale]], [[Flying Lotus]], [[Steve-O]], [[Donald Faison]], [[Action Bronson]], [[Chris Pontius]], and [[Mark Cuban]].
+<!--
 * [[Chloe Bridges]] as Diana
 * [[King Bach|Andrew Bachelor]] as Stud
-* [[William B. Davis]] as Ray Security
+* [[William B. Davis]] as Ray Securit
+-->
 ==Production==
-On June 9, 2016, Netflix announced that it was producing ''Game Over, Man!'' with producers including [[Seth Rogen]], [[Evan Goldberg]], and James Weaver via their Point Grey banner; and [[Scott Rudin]] and [[Eli Bush]] via Scott Rudin Productions. Also producing are Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson, and Kyle Newacheck, who collectively form the comedy group Mail Order Comedy, as well as Isaac Horne of Avalon Management.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title='Workaholics' Creators, Seth Rogen Team for Action Comedy 'Game Over, Man!' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/workaholics-creators-seth-rogen-team-901191|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=March 19, 2018|language=en|date=June 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Cabin|first1=Chris|title='Workaholics' Creators Team With Seth Rogen for Netflix's 'Game Over, Man!'|url=http://collider.com/seth-rogen-workaholics-netflix-game-over-man/|website=Collider|access-date=January 4, 2018|date=June 9, 2016}}</ref>
+On June 9, 2016, Netflix announced that it was producing ''Game Over, Man!'' with producers including [[Seth Rogen]], [[Evan Goldberg]], and James Weaver via their Point Grey banner; and [[Scott Rudin]] and [[Eli Bush]] via Scott Rudin Productions. The list of producers also includes Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson, and Kyle Newacheck, who collectively form the comedy group Mail Order Comedy, as well as Isaac Horne of Avalon Management.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title='Workaholics' Creators, Seth Rogen Team for Action Comedy 'Game Over, Man!' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/workaholics-creators-seth-rogen-team-901191|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=March 19, 2018|language=en|date=June 9, 2016|archive-date=January 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117220007/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/workaholics-creators-seth-rogen-team-901191|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Cabin|first1=Chris|title='Workaholics' Creators Team With Seth Rogen for Netflix's 'Game Over, Man!'|url=http://collider.com/seth-rogen-workaholics-netflix-game-over-man/|website=Collider|access-date=January 4, 2018|date=June 9, 2016|archive-date=January 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105070050/http://collider.com/seth-rogen-workaholics-netflix-game-over-man/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Release==
-The film held its official premiere on March 21, 2018 at the [[Fox Theater, Westwood Village|Regency Village Theater]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Movie Premieres|url=http://www.thewestwoodvillage.com/movie-premieres/|website=Westwood Village|access-date=March 20, 2018 |archive-url= http://web.archive.org/web/20180320110109/http://www.thewestwoodvillage.com/movie-premieres/ |archive-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Greggs|first1=Gina|title=Celeb Snaps! Hottest Star Sightings — Thursday, March 22, 2018 Celebuzz!|url=http://www.celebuzz.com/photos/celeb-snaps-hottest-star-sightings-thursday-march-22-2018/premiere-of-netflixs-game-over-man-after-party/|website=Celebuzz|access-date=March 23, 2018|date=March 22, 2018}}</ref>
+The film held its official premiere on March 21, 2018, at the [[Fox Theater, Westwood Village|Regency Village Theater]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Movie Premieres|url=http://www.thewestwoodvillage.com/movie-premieres/|website=Westwood Village|access-date=March 20, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180320110109/http://www.thewestwoodvillage.com/movie-premieres/ |archive-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Greggs|first1=Gina|title=Celeb Snaps! Hottest Star Sightings — Thursday, March 22, 2018 Celebuzz!|url=http://www.celebuzz.com/photos/celeb-snaps-hottest-star-sightings-thursday-march-22-2018/premiere-of-netflixs-game-over-man-after-party/|website=Celebuzz|access-date=March 23, 2018|date=March 22, 2018|archive-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323155025/http://www.celebuzz.com/photos/celeb-snaps-hottest-star-sightings-thursday-march-22-2018/premiere-of-netflixs-game-over-man-after-party/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Reception==
 ===Critical reception===
-''Game Over, Man!'' has been met with a generally negative response from critics. On the review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds {{a or an|{{RT data|score}}}} approval rating with an average rating of {{RT data|average}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/game_over_man|title=Game Over, Man! (2018)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 32 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|title=Game Over, Man! Reviews|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/game-over-man!|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref>
+''Game Over, Man!'' has been met with a generally negative response from critics. On the review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds {{a or an|{{RT data|score}}}} approval rating with an average rating of {{RT data|average}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/game_over_man|title=Game Over, Man! (2018)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-date=2022-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204121313/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/game_over_man|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 32 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|title=Game Over, Man! Reviews|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/game-over-man!|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=March 25, 2018|archive-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323221929/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/game-over-man!|url-status=live}}</ref>
-In a negative review, [[Glenn Kenny]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' said, "This almost laugh-free comedy...is distinguished by a relentless level of outrageous yet strangely listless vulgarity."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kenny|first1=Glenn|title=Review: 'Game Over, Man!' Is Far From Pitch Perfect|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/movies/review-game-over-man-netflix.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=March 25, 2018|date=March 22, 2018}}</ref> In a similarly negative review, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'}}s Monica Castillo said "''Game Over, Man!'' is a movie with few original ideas, plenty of tropes, and not enough love for the [[Bill Paxton]] ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'' character who made its eponymous catchphrase popular."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Castillo|first1=Monica|title=Film Review: 'Game Over, Man!'|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/game-over-man-review-1202733954/|website=Variety|access-date=March 25, 2018|date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Indiewire]]''{{'}}s David Ehrlich was more mixed saying, "''Game Over, Man!'' becomes to ''[[Workaholics]]'' what ''[[Keanu (film)|Keanu]]'' was to ''[[Key & Peele]]'' — a sporadically funny riff on a formula that worked much better in small doses. You know it’s a Netflix joint, because it almost feels designed to be half-watched in the background; an overly loud piece of muzak."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ehrlich|first1=David|title='Game Over, Man!' Review: The 'Workaholics' Team Reunites for a Drug-Addled Riff on 'Die Hard'|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/game-over-man-review-netflix-workaholics-1201942808/|website=IndieWire|access-date=March 25, 2018|date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> In a somewhat positive review, Michael Rechtshaffen of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said "The guys occasionally over-reach for irreverence, director and fellow ''Workaholics'' veteran Kyle Newacheck mainly succeeds in delivering the most defiantly outrageous farce since ''[[Borat]].''"<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rechtshaffen|first1=Michael|title=The 'Workaholics' crew reunites for raunchy Netflix comedy 'Game Over, Man!'|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-game-over-man-review-20180322-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 25, 2018|date=March 22, 2018}}</ref>
+In a negative review, [[Glenn Kenny]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' said, "This almost laugh-free comedy...is distinguished by a relentless level of outrageous yet strangely listless vulgarity."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kenny|first1=Glenn|title=Review: 'Game Over, Man!' Is Far From Pitch Perfect|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/movies/review-game-over-man-netflix.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=March 25, 2018|date=March 22, 2018|archive-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323025116/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/movies/review-game-over-man-netflix.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In a similarly negative review, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'}}s Monica Castillo said "''Game Over, Man!'' is a movie with few original ideas, plenty of tropes, and not enough love for the [[Bill Paxton]] ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'' character who made its eponymous catchphrase popular."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Castillo|first1=Monica|title=Film Review: 'Game Over, Man!'|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/game-over-man-review-1202733954/|website=Variety|access-date=March 25, 2018|date=March 23, 2018|archive-date=March 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325142933/http://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/game-over-man-review-1202733954/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Indiewire]]''{{'}}s David Ehrlich was more mixed saying, "''Game Over, Man!'' becomes to ''[[Workaholics]]'' what ''[[Keanu (film)|Keanu]]'' was to ''[[Key & Peele]]'' — a sporadically funny riff on a formula that worked much better in small doses. You know it’s a Netflix joint, because it almost feels designed to be half-watched in the background; an overly loud piece of muzak."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ehrlich|first1=David|title='Game Over, Man!' Review: The 'Workaholics' Team Reunites for a Drug-Addled Riff on 'Die Hard'|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/game-over-man-review-netflix-workaholics-1201942808/|website=IndieWire|access-date=March 25, 2018|date=March 23, 2018|archive-date=March 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324184114/http://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/game-over-man-review-netflix-workaholics-1201942808/|url-status=live}}</ref> In a somewhat positive review, Michael Rechtshaffen of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said "The guys occasionally over-reach for irreverence, director and fellow ''Workaholics'' veteran Kyle Newacheck mainly succeeds in delivering the most defiantly outrageous farce since ''[[Borat]].''"<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rechtshaffen|first1=Michael|title=The 'Workaholics' crew reunites for raunchy Netflix comedy 'Game Over, Man!'|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-game-over-man-review-20180322-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 25, 2018|date=March 22, 2018|archive-date=March 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325022737/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-game-over-man-review-20180322-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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