Game Over, Man! (2018)
★★ — Game Over, Man! (2018)
Game Over, Man! arrived on Netflix in March 2018, marking the first feature film reunion of the three leads from Workaholics, the Comedy Central series the trio had co-created and starred in for seven seasons (2011-17). Kyle Newacheck directed, having helmed numerous Workaholics episodes over the years, making this very much a family affair carried wholesale from television to streaming. The film was produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's Point Grey Pictures alongside Scott Rudin Productions, with Netflix footing a modest $27 million budget. The premise borrows its skeleton directly from Die Hard (1988), a conceit the film makes no effort to disguise, and the whole project was clearly designed to capitalise on the Workaholics fanbase before that goodwill faded too far following the show's conclusion.
Game Over Man (2018) is exactly what you’d expect: an extended, loosely plotted episode of Workaholics parody of Die Hard. Adam Devine, Anders Holm, and Blake Anderson reunite as a trio of bros working in hospitality, in a place that gets attacked by terrorists. The promise of their signature dumb humor colliding with action sounds fun on paper, but the translation to feature-length doesn’t work. It feels more like a stretched sketch than a real movie. The jokes are the same ones we’ve seen for years (crude, self-deprecating, and built on absurd escalation) but without the tight pacing of their TV show, they fizzle out. The plot is paper-thin, the effects look cheap even for a Netflix budget, and the threat never feels truly dangerous. It’s all so corny, from the over-the-top one-liners to the slapstick survival tactics. It’s not bad, just forgettable. A lazy, low-stakes cash-in on their chemistry without adding anything new. The trio still has charm together and there are a few genuine laughs but as a film? A miss. If you loved Workaholics, this feels less like a victory lap and more like a nap on the couch. Game over, indeed.
Rating: ★★ | Year: 2018 | Watched: 2025-12-01
Where to watch (UK)
Stream: Netflix · Netflix Standard with Ads
Physical: Amazon UK
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