FREEZE FRAME: “Game Night” (R)

Pulling off a screwball comedy is as difficult as pulling out the last block in Jenga. There’s always a good chance the whole thing will come toppling down. The goofy farce “Game Night” somehow remains standing even though it’s not the most stable of structures. Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams lead a gifted cast in the wacky story of a husband and wife who are very active gamers. They meet weekly with some of their friends for spirited evenings of intense competition.   One night, Jason’s hotshot businessman brother, played by Kyle Chandler, invites the group over to his mansion for a murder mystery party. Going all out, he hires actors to break in and kidnap him. The first couple to rescue him gets a shiny red Corvette Stingray. Problem is, real kidnappers pull of the dastardly deed before the fake thugs arrive. The gamers gleefully play along unaware of the real dangers afoot.   John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein, the writers of Bateman’s hit comedy “Horrible Bosses,” take the director’s chair this time out, and the results are chaotic. Thankfully, Bateman and especially McAdams show sharp comic timing and likability, keeping us engaged even as the proceedings…