A fun, intense and surprisingly edgy French film, René Manzor’s Deadly Games (aka Game Over) could be described as dark version of Home Alone with elements of Die Hard, Silent Night, Deadly Night and First Blood. Thomas, a very intelligent and resourceful child, is left alone with his beloved and fragile granddad on Christmas Eve, when a psychopath dressed as Santa Claus breaks into their mansion and starts chasing them. Thomas will do whatever he can to save himself and his granddad, leaving much of his childhood innocence behind. A superb Xmas gem that needs to be rediscovered.
