this groundbreaking film be truly a work of art . i go into the screening at the convention in indiana with very low expectation and have already view 2 other film with gamer in the title ( both of which be so bad that by the end of the second one i have pluck out one of my own eye with my drinking straw and a twisted paper clip i find between the seat cushion ) . but from the opening credit dorkness have me . the temperate northwest set make a beautiful backdrop for the drama surround the frustrated game master and lodge ( powerfully portray by nathan rice ) and his misfit band of friend who set aside the real life drama they face everyday to face fantastical drama in the setting lodge provide for them . after the first scene ( set in the fantasy world they inhabit ) they be violently thrust back into the world they so desperately try to escape . this draw so many comparison to my own life that i be move to tear . rice act be of such amazing caliber that i truly believe within the first 20 minute of the film that he really be a twenty something male suffering from frustration and male pattern baldness and an annoy group of friend that can not seem to grasp concept like right and wrong . lodge friend be of some note here represent leo and the old and heavy of the trio seem to be the only other character with a job and aside from lodge . yet he seem to gravitate socially towards gary and the young of the group . this seem only slightly odd at first until you realize that gary be and in fact and a sexually confused sociopath with very few prospect outside his fantasy world . this dichotomy serf and not to confuse and but to inform and uplift the audience about the importance of diversity in our society . my only complaint about this be that the actor who portray leo ( scott c. brown ) and gary ( christian doyle ) seem to play the character for laugh at time and a though they be inform they be act in a comedy instead of a hard hitting action or drama . speaking of action and brian lewis make his film debut a cass and the third and most influential member of lodge motley crew . the tension be always high when he be on screen and both when he be argue passionately about his belief to lodge or when display his fantastic martial art skill a silence his fantasy character . or even when he turn around suddenly to face the audience and you reflexively duck in the audience so a not to get smack by his fantastic chin . lewis light up the screen no matter what he do and i hope to see more of him in the future . once the action begin in this movie and it just doesn not quit . the drama and the action blend so seamlessly at time that you can tell whether your in the middle of a frenetic action sequence or a touching dramatic moment . truly a thrill ride of epic proportion and i would recommend the gamers represent dorkness rise a required viewing for anyone who love film . it be almost worth lose an eye over . ~chip deedlenick .