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I never playedDungeons & Dragonsas a kid.

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Thats right: I was too stupid to playDungeons & Dragons.

Maybe its just his destiny with that designed-in-a-lab face and politician-perfect hair of his.

Edgin naturally wants to use it to resurrect his dear, departed wife.

(Not everyone can be Peter Jackson.

Sometimes,not even Peter Jackson can be Peter Jackson.

Thats because Daley and Goldstein are comedians at heart and genuinely funny ones.

Their delightful previous film,Game Night, was among the rare comedy hits of the past five years.

Bravely and wisely, they still err on the side of humor at just about every turn.

At the same time, Daley and Goldstein ensure never to undercut the actual story or the characters.

If anything, the humor helps to up the suspense.

But they screw up the questioning, so they then have to dig up another corpse.

Other movies could learn from the example.

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