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2018
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Positive Reviews
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2.0
Its a pleasure listening to Chastain spit out Sorkins trademark torrents of implausibly wised up verbiage, and fascinating to watch Elba put a more la ..
Av Club
4.5
The true brothers and sisters of the bet will tell you poker is a game of skill, not chance.
Den Of Geek
3.8
So if youre a fan of his particular brand of impossibly intelligent characters exchanging rat a tat dialogue, youll be in heaven here.The hose is on f ..
Rogerebert
3.0
But along the way, its possible to question whether Molly deserves this kind of movie.
Common Sense Media
3.0
As for that one scene, its vintage Sorkin: It makes you cry and cringe at the same time.Still, its worth noting that Mollys Game is less cringe induci ..
Indie Wire
3.5
Still, for a writer accused of misogyny in the past, Mollys Game delivers one of the screens great female parts a dense, dynamic, compulsively enterta ..
Variety
3.0
Unfortunately, Mollys Game might not be the film it so desperately wants to be all the way through.
We Got This Covered
4.5
But overall, Mollys Game is a crackerjack, quintessential holiday movie.
Austin Chronicle
4.0
Its a real life story about a regular high stakes Hollywood game.
Time Out
2.0
While its refreshing to see a film about a woman succeeding in business, its disappointing that it starts and ends with an underwhelmed whimper.
The Guardian
4.0
Not so much in terms of comedy although the film bristles with wit, it is rarely laugh out loud funny.
The Guardian
4.0
This film doesnt posture, but has the air of letting you in on a tasty and unwholesome secret.
The Guardian
1.9
If Sorkins prose style is most successful at enumerating the petty, anal aspects of his plots, it proves deadly when blatantly airing out themes.
3.8
Still, Mollys Game is worth the ante: It pays off, both as slick, adult oriented entertainment and morality tale.
5.0
Ferociously eloquent, densely packed with ideas, immensely entertaining, Mollys Game is a film which fetishes power and success, while also serving as ..
Screen Daily
3.5
But Sorkin approaches his script confidently and, thankfully, with ambition, juggling complex exposition with a swell (and exciting) visual style that ..
Collider
4.5
Aaron Sorkin makes his feature film directorial debut with Mollys Game, based on the memoir of a super high stakes poker impresario named Molly Bloom. ..
Vulture
4.5
All the same, Chastain roars through the performance with a force and take no prisoners attitude that keeps one rapt.
The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Smart, engaging, and full of great performances, sometimes telling is the way to go.
3.5
Words arent really exchanged in Mollys Game, Aaron Sorkins directorial debut; theyre smashed like racquetballs.
The New York Times
3.9
A competently filmed production with some fine performances, but it lacks the focus and showpersonship that would be necessary to make it feel like mo ..
IGN
3.0
Whether were lawyering up or narrating the drama of a nights play, its hard to miss Sorkins writing, but he has yet to find an equivalently distinctiv ..
Telegraph
3.5
Its a story about triumph and great personal loss and, most radically for Sorkin, casts a female character at its center.
The Young Folks
3.0
The films biggest challenge is going to be context.In a post Weinstein era, its moral feels murky.
4.0
Its an ambitious gamble, but one that pays off quite well for all involved.
Cinema Blend
4.0
Aaron Sorkin is one of a kind. But in Mollys Game, he and Jessica Chastain make a winning pair.
Ny Daily News
4.0
This fast paced crime drama can also be seen as a snappy meditation on risk and what it takes to be a winner.
Spirituality And Practice
3.0
In the end the word game feels just as applicable to Sorkins movie as to Blooms businessultimately the film represents intricacy without much depth an ..
One Guys Opinion
4.5
Is it not also important to display acute emotional intelligence alongside the action and the self important monologues
Village Voice
2.5
I like destroying peoples lives..Its a mini series worth of colorful characters losers, card sharps, gambling addicts and Feds and too too clever bant ..
Rogers Movie Nation
2.0
But the fine performance still lacked an ability to convey deep real emotions and couldnt overcome the indulgences of Sorkins irksome script.
Sover
4.4
Chastain gets several Sorkin scripted monologues and delivers them with the passion and tenacity of a lion ripping apart a fresh kill.
ReelViews
3.0
10 1 8 / 10 In recent years, the promise of an Aaron Sorkin screenplay has become a big screen event, creating excitement around Moneyball, Steve Jobs ..
Blu Ray
3.5
Aaron Sorkin, the veteran TV producer (The West Wing) and screenwriter (Moneyball, The Social Network), makes his feature directing debut with this en ..
Chicago Reader
2.5
The movies primary allure in is its disclosure the game and its participants.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain) battled childhood afflictions that should have kept her from her dreams to be an Olympic skiing champion.
3.8
As a director, he keeps the storytelling tight and mostly tangent free: Sorkin covers a lot of ground in 2 hours and 20 minutes, but it never feels sl ..
Usa Today
3.1
Filmmaker Michael Gracey does a fantastic job of immediately drawing the viewer into the briskly paced proceedings, as The Greatest Showman kicks off ..
Reel Film Reviews
4.3
I went for the great dialogue and the interesting story, the performances I got out of this were a cut above even what I thought I could get.
You Tube
4.5
An Aaron Sorkin script is really easy to spot, but damn it if I dont find it entertaining...Jessica Chastain is awesome here.
You Tube
4.5
The writing builds you up to such a point...I dont remember a spot where I wasnt intrigued the whole time.
You Tube
4.0
This weeks film Mollys Game 15, 140 mins Molly Bloom is not an obvious subject for the Hollywood treatment.
The Times
5.0
What makes Mollys Game more than an entertaining, if enjoyably familiar big screen Sorkin fest (whip smart characters spouting rapid fire dialogue whi ..
The Times
3.0
This is a smart, expertly written and directed movie with some great performances.
Lariat
2.5
This first half of Mollys Game is sharp witted fun, as Molly, using little more than guile and guts, establishes an empire in the dark heart of mascul ..
News Review
5.0
Its a role that demands a wise head, a combative streak, precision comic timing and an occasional air of vulnerability.
Radio Times
3.5
The result is a sometimes disjointed and occasionally episodic offering that nonetheless ends up engaging enough thanks to Sorkins usual flourishes wi ..
Screen It
4.0
Instead, thanks to Sorkins caustic, witty screenplay and Chastains blazing performance, it never loses its momentum or its fatalistic humour.
Independent
3.8
On TV, from The West Wing to The Newsroom, Sorkin trusts in dialogue with delicious elegance, acerbic wit and dramatic force.
Rolling Stone
3.5
Peter Farrellys first foray into drama, Green Book, is simplistic in its message for examining racism, but maybe that simplicity serves as the sugar c ..
Pop Matters
4.5
Heres a recommendation I never thought Id issue as a film critic: Consider watching just the first half of the overachievement gone awry biopic Mollys ..
The Wrap
3.8
Sorkin tells Blooms story with fast paced visuals extreme close ups, on screen graphics, rapid fire montages and his usual high word count writing sty ..
News Day
3.0
You can practically close your eyes and still get the gist of the movie.
Cs Monitor
3.8
Mollys Game, the new high stakes poker movie, is a pretty safe bet.The crime drama is smartly written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, it features a pier ..
New York Post
4.4
This is merely the first step in a 12 year process that takes Molly through a decade of running high stakes games while gradually giving in to the tem ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.5
If youre going to listen to a couple of actors say a lot of words really fast, theyre two good ones.Its a fun movie, if a little exhausting.
Az Central
4.5
And even though this is Sorkins directing debut, quite a bit of the clarity comes from the visuals, annotated when necessary, precisely shot and edite ..
Npr
4.5
Theres been a solid handful of really great examples of movies this year about women as fully human people which isnt anywhere near enough, but far mo ..
3.1
You cant write eloquently about all encompassing Type A personalities without being one yourself.
Toronto Star
3.8
At its best, Mollys Game takes us deep into an intriguing, hidden world that few if any of us will ever get to see.
Q Network
3.0
The hoped for result is a leanness, a conciseness, that Mollys Game distinctly lacks.Yes, its whip smart and super slick but there are just too many w ..
Daily Mail
3.0
But it is mitigated by some terrific acting and what is still, fundamentally, a compelling tale of chicanery, greed and power.
Daily Mail
3.0
Yet women are no less contradictory than men, they are just seldom allowed to be onscreen, and this is undoubtedly a fascinating story.
Flim List
2.0
Mollys Game is a prime showcase for one of Hollywoods most versatile actresses, but the film as a whole doesnt live up to Chastains fiery performance.
Film Inquiry
5.0
This is what the film is really about..Tears rolled down my cheeks such is the power of the emotions conveyed.
3.5
Susan Grangers review of Mollys Game (STX Films) Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty, Miss Sloane) is sensational as the Colorado born skier who became ..
Susang Ranger
4.0
It may be his first time in the directors chair, but Sorkin knows the key to success lies in his rapid fire dialogue writing and ability to really get ..
Flickering Myth
1.5
The first film directed by Aaron Sorkin, who also wrote the script, is dominated by the imaginary clatter of his computer keyboard; the quality of the ..
New Yorker
2.0
When the Kevin Spacey sexual assault case broke shortly before the scheduled release date of Ridley Scotts real life drama All the Money in the World, ..
Boston Herald
2.0
Its a ripping yarn and Molly (a very mannered Jessica Chastain) is an intriguing character but I never managed to suspend my disbelief.
Express
3.0
It is a dynamic, quicksilver insight into a life that feels stranger than fiction.
Express
3.0
What starts as a nicely probing exploration of a familys past descends into an embarrassing bit of overacting from Costner.It makes Mollys Game end on ..
The Film Stage
3.8
Its a good, brash biopic.For the first hour its very nearly terrific.
Chicago Tribune
3.1
Its tempting to think of Mollys Game in poker terms: Sorkins holding a queen, a king, and at least a couple of aces, but the tell is that he talks too ..
Boston Globe
4.5
Player X is extremely good at poker and an intimidating force to reckon with as an opponent.
Uproxx
3.0
Jessica Chastain, who can swagger like the best of them, wears clothes like weapons as she powers her way towards the capitalist dream.
The Irish Times
3.5
Based on the real life Blooms memoir, the movie charts her rise and fall (after being indicted for connections to the Russian mob), and is more entert ..
Las Vegas Weekly
4.5
There are very few Hollywood screenwriters these days who can stir up auteurist fascination by themselves.For all of Sorkins scripting foibles, theres ..
The Atlantic
4.0
Most of the films best scenes feature Chastain and Elba tossing the signature Sorkin dialogue back and forth with breezy ease.This was an inspired pai ..
Lyles Movie Files
4.5
I could watch these two stand in a room trading Sorkins lines for all of the two hour plus running time, but the film is not a chamber piece.
Birth Movies Death
4.5
Its a stew of high stakes drama and the stuff of a fascinating storyline.
Birth Movies Death
2.0
If Chastain wins best actress Ill do a jig.But if writer Aaron Sorkin gets to wave a statuette, Ill kick my television.
Standard
3.8
If Mollys Game doesnt quite have what would typically be considered a winning hand, it bluffs just well enough to still take the pot, proving that a p ..
Movie Freak
3.3
But is sheer craft enough to move a creation from the realm of briefly enjoyable to work of art
3.8
In fact, its pretty darn silly, never more so than when its trying to make a point.
Groucho Reviews
3.5
(CNN) Aaron Sorkin wrote Moneyball, which invites comparisons to Mollys Game, the entertaining new poker related drama that he wrote and also directed ..
Cnn
4.4
If youve ever wondered why anyone would risk large sums of money on poker, this film will answer your questions.
Aisle Seat
3.5
Gonna be a convicted felon.This is the journey which will be taken by the protagonist of Mollys Game, a selectively intriguing and downright entertain ..
Herald Sun
3.0
Mollys Game is a successful crime drama, but its also a film that acknowledges the presence of both good and bad luck in the pursuit of excellence.
Consequence Of Sound
4.0
But you have to know its coming, and the rest of the film is good enough to excuse it.
Vox
5.0
A beautifully engaging story which deserves all the accolades which are likely to be bestowed upon it.
Hey U Guys
3.0
What Sorkins writing cant gloss over is his lack of experience behind the camera, and its what makes Mollys Game a mostly good movie instead of a grea ..
The Play List
1.9
Mollys Game is an unconvincing, aggressively overdetermined character study that tells us less than its more concise wiki equivalent.
Film Freak Central
4.5
...theres nothing so enticing as being allowed a glimpse into a hidden world of power and privilege, and Mollys world is certainly that...
Film Ink
4.0
Shes sympathetic even when shes breaking the law perhaps primarily because shes an underdog, shes quick witted, and shes conniving.
4.0
Ultimately, Mollys Game is pure entertainment, funnier than the subject matter might suggest and fired at you with enormous energy.
Cine Vue
4.0
With Sorkins signature whip crack dialogue driving an astonishingly assured directorial debut, Mollys Game is an exhilarating, superbly crafted crime ..
Cine Vue
4.0
There are two poker terms you need to know before you even begin to get your head around Aaron Sorkins dizzying directorial debut: the fish and the nu ..
Games Radar
3.0
I was riveted from beginning to end with Mollys Game. It has some of the best performances of the year, it has some of the best writing of the year an ..
You Tube
3.0
An engaging action thriller that couldve been shortened to tighten the pacing a bit more.
You Tube
3.0
While the shell of this movie is a biopic of a conflicted, tenacious woman, the heart of it is an intriguing psychological drama about the game of pok ..
You Tube
3.0
Any director not enslaved to the script could tell this story in 30 minutes less.Bet on it.
Tamp A Bay
3.5
While the ending seems hurried and underwhelming, Mollys Game is a riotously entertaining and timely outing.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
2.0
His tongue in cheek approach soon becomes irritating, and turns Blooms tale of the nightmarish American Dream into a silly joke instead of the thrilli ..
Lw Lies
4.0
Overall, its a totally engaging real life thriller, if you like this kind of thing.
Abc
5.0
An absolute shoo in for Best Adapted Screenplay and a good bet for Chastain as Best Actress.
Digital Spy
3.5
Sorkin hints at exploring the gender dynamics (Molly is always the only woman in a frat like room full of poker playing dudes), and I wish hed done it ..
The Stranger
3.0
Chastain gives everything as Molly including an up for it nakedness of emotion when required but everything is what becomes, finally, wearing.
Ft
4.0
There is a slight eccentricity about David Scarpas screenplay that makes this stand out.
Independent Ie
4.0
Two hours and 20 minutes is longer than your average superhero yarn, but thanks to Sorkins sparkling script and Chastains intelligent acting, the time ..
Independent Ie
4.0
The film makes little pretence of being high brow or particularly cinematic in its crafting (though its editing matches the speedy dialogue), but as a ..
Stuff
4.0
Whether its detailing Mollys rise and fall, smouldering up the screen in a succession of eye popping outfits, deftly handling more difficult poker pla ..
Stuff
4.5
Someone addicted to the affected and theatrical style of the screenwriter, playwright and now also a director (Aaron Sorkin) will have his good portio ..
4.5
Mollys Game never stops being thrilling despite looking like another motivational video for aspiring CEOs.
4.5
Sorkin has made a canny, disjointed thriller of process and exposition, a sort of Goodfellas riff with a nerdy twist.
Vanity Fair
5.0
Sorkin continues to enjoy himself hugely as the piece moves into its courtroom endgame.
The Arts Desk
4.0
Regardless, this is a properly enjoyable, if a tad straightforward film.
The Sun
3.5
Ms. Chastain has burnished a reputation as a passionate actress (Zero Dark Thirty, The Tree of Life) whos also brilliant technically, and this adds to ..
Wsj
3.0
Its a script with at least a dozen instantly quotable lines, most of them delivered with a lacerating tongue by Chastain.
Patriot Ledger
3.5
The moments where the narration does work are the poker scenes.Its hard to make poker cinematic.
Film
2.5
Everyone has 500 word monologues full of four syllable words ready to throw at the opposing party.
Scmp
3.0
Mollys Game is an interesting tale. You certainly dont have to be a poker fan to enjoy it.
The Film Pie
5.0
It understands the mechanics, the gamesmanship, the power of the bluff and yes, the luck involved.
Chicago Sun Times
4.5
Like that Scorsese gangland tale, it doesnt really say that much about society, preferring to dwell in the nether reaches of smoke filled rooms where ..
Straight
3.5
Its a tale of tenacity and intelligence in the testosterone fueled world of high stakes poker.
Movie Web
2.0
Word pusher Aaron Sorkin makes his debut as a director, and whaddya know, he directs a lot like he writes: fast and smooth, bordering on slick.
Sandiego Reader
4.8
It is a spectacular combination of wit, humor, and raw emotion that brings out emotion without warning.
We Live Entertainment
4.5
All in all, Mollys Game is engaging, exciting, and entertaining from beginning to end.
We Live Entertainment
3.0
The true story, depending on how much you believe of Molly Blooms own book by the same name, is both a fascinating look at what the beautiful people d ..
Shockya
2.5
Despite the abundance of snappy comebacks and delicious zingers, the structural weaknesses of the story show.
Straits Times
3.5
The shit aint deep, but the energetic banality of it is still, somehow, kind of thrilling.
The Ringer
5.0
But this isnt a film about crime, nor is it really one about poker.
Dead Line
3.5
The one strong lesson that makes the film a cautionary tale is that self publicists should sometimes play their cards closer to their chests.
Film Comment
3.0
With a little more warmth and time dedicated to character development, Mollys Game, born from such fascinating subject matter, couldve been something ..
One Room With A View
3.0
You wonder if a more judicious editor than one appointed by himself could have tidied the edges of Sorkins screenplay a little.
The Shiz Nit
3.0
Mollys Game is an entertaining and confident debut for Sorkin, even if its definitely too long.
Bitly
4.0
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (12A) ** Having exhausted the 1980s, Hollywood ransacks pop culture artefacts from the 1990s with this reboot of the Ro ..
Scots Man
1.8
All in all, little more than an excuse for people to marvel at the wit of Aaron Sorkin.
Under The Radar Mag
4.5
His film is full of grand stylistic flourishes and epic emotional gestures.
The Verge
3.0
Sorkin delivers his trademark stellar writing but also shows to be quite adept in his directorial debut bringing a visual flair to his snappy dialogue ..
Bowling Green Daily News
3.5
Its the kind of movie that seems vaguely remarkable only because we dont have very many smart, enjoyable movies for middlebrow adults, but the middleb ..
Alternate Ending
2.0
Despite frequent time jumps, Mollys Game is a pretty straightforward movie, and Sorkin directs it so.
Lainey Gossip
3.8
Mollys Game could have been a terrific movie if Sorkin could have edited out 20 30 minutes; as it is, its a good movie overstuffed.
Seattle Times
4.5
Then theres a guy named Harlan (Bill Camp), a master bluffer who, distracted, makes one fatal mistakeand sinks deeper and deeper into debt.
Film Journal International ..
4.5
It dives head first into gender politicking in a mans world with razor sharp precision and wit.The tiniest, unforeseen event can cause cataclysmic sho ..
Fresh Fiction
1.5
Chastain, never a particularly warm, vibrant screen persona, may indeed be the wrong actor to enkindle much sympathy in an audience.
East Bay Express
2.5
At its best, Mollys Game is a lively, entertaining, bracingly articulate film.
Seven Day Svt
2.0
Mollys many voiceovers dont either.The acting is strong in Mollys Game, but has its obstacles.
Tony Mack
4.5
In addition to its slick visuals, the film reflects some of Sorkins best tendencies a recent Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay is proof of ..
Concrete Play Ground
4.0
As it is, the ride is over in two hours and 20, and feels shorter.
National Post
3.0
The movie is often compared to The Big Short in that it tells a story that relies on making a complex subject easy to digest.
Original Cin
2.5
If you like 142 min of Aaron Sorkins indulgent dialogue including constant narration of every intricate detail of the most unnecessary information pre ..
Rendy Reviews
4.5
In fact, one of the strengths of the movie is that it doesnt saddle Molly with a love interest.
Third Coast Review
4.5
From Rounders to 21, movies about high stakes card playing have become a sub genre all their own.Despite having a wide range of quality, the overall g ..
Blacknerd Problems
2.0
Its no surprise that Sorkin lacks visual aplomb (the flashbacks and montages seem like second unit stuff).
National Review
4.0
Whether The Disaster Artist will enjoy the same success is another matter.Its entertaining, if framed and cut a touch manically.
New States Man
4.0
Chastain is a gifted actress, but shes never been this riveting, the queen among the films kings and aces
The New Paper
3.5
In spite of all this, Sorkins script and direction of the film manage to leave a lot on the table with some questionable decisions.
Cultured Vultures
4.0
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Winnipeg Free Press
4.0
The first film to be directed by Academy Award winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (he also adapted the script from the real Molly Blooms book), Mollys ..
Media Mikes
5.0
If youve never heard of Molly Bloom or her story, get thee to a theatre now, and get ready for the ride of your life with Aaron Sorkins feature direct ..
4.0
Former Olympic skier turned high stakes poker madam tell all; about the underbelly of Hollywood illegal gambling totally riveting.
Theepoch Times
4.5
... definitely one of the most original and interesting films of this year so far.
4.0
We see a woman who knows how to cope in a world led by men and, therefore, eventually pays for her daring.
3.5
Mollys Game is so thoroughly worked out that its drama never gets going, because neither its characters nor you have any chance to take a breath.
Fw Weekly
3.1
Poker terms, too, fly fast, and its not easy to keep up if you dont know the game.
Ap News
3.8
Chastain delivers a typically brainy and impassioned performance.
Film Frenzy
3.8
But Sorkins trademark pervasive intelligence and Jessica Chastains sharp lead performance make this movie, which profiles poker maven Molly Bloom, an ..
Sf Examiner
2.0
Mollys Game shows us a world we may have seen before, but from a different perspective. This provides us with intriguing details and riffs.
Assignment X
3.0
Sorkins tone is equally frenzied, with Chastain spitting out poker terms as the camera frantically rushes to capture the same game.
Spectrum Culture
3.5
Its often a zippy, fun time, howeverthat is, if you can convince yourself to overlook its self congratulation and mildly regressive gender politics.
Mash Able
3.5
Bloom is a former Olympic hopeful and a reformed runner of high stakes poker games.
Sf Weekly
2.5
Thus, writer director Aaron Sorkin takes a sordid, morally muddled anecdote and inflates it with an importance it doesnt deserve and cant sustain.
Sf Chronicle
4.0
Here is a movie that knows a facsimile of a sensation is not an acceptable substitute.
Mid West Film Journal
3.8
Mollys Game has a little bit of everything: high stakes gambling, a killer Jessica Chastain performance, true story celebrity naughtiness and a smart, ..
Tulsa World
3.5
Mollys Game isnt bad. Its fine. Its too long and too dry, but it really is a fascinating story. And the performances, Chastain in particular, are pret ..
2.0
The films climax is too generic and the denouement is far from suspenseful.
Film Ireland
4.5
Chastain is fierce in a role that echoes that of a similarly tough but flawed D.C. lobbyist in last years Miss Sloane.
Toledo Blade
1.5
I want to be mean about the narrative structure, but it is a perfectly acceptable one.
Spectator
1.5
Director Aaron Sorkin loses the plot in overly punchy dialogue Recalling the dudes habit of lying on the floor and listening to recordings of bowling ..
Metro Active
3.8
On the latter point, one of the ways this film is refreshing is that its about process, not romance.
Heral
3.0
Chastain ably captures both sides of Bloom: the shrewd business mind and the slinky temptress.
Review Journal
2.5
Overplays its hand. Its neither a searing indictment of high stakes illegal gambling nor a psychological study of its main character. Instead its a pa ..
Richard Crouse
4.0
The cast are all very fine, with Chastain offering a performance thats all aces.
Adelaide Review
2.0
What is great about the film is that this is Mollys story told without pity or the use of sex, just a good old fashioned story about an unorthodox way ..
Battle Royale With Cheese
2.0
The drama is powerful and self explanatory, proving the ineffectiveness of sensory overload.
Impulse Gamer
3.5
Watching Elba and Chastain bat words over the metaphorical net that separates their characters creates a pleasure all its own.
Denerstein Unleashed Blog ..
2.5
It doesnt help that this modern day crime drama seems to be written as if it was being told through the eyes of a tabloid gossip columnist.
Screen Zealots
2.0
But the drama ebbs and flows, occasionally thrilling to contemplate but curiously lackluster, primarily due to Mollys argumentative, self satisfied vo ..
Kdhx
5.0
Whatever artificial limitations Sorkin puts on his female characters though, hes empathetic enough to understand that Molly Blooms story is about a wo ..
The Week
4.0
Chastains gritty yet sensitive performance is the big winner in this game.
Aarp
3.5
Sorkin delivers a fast moving, highly engaging look at Blooms life.
Kpbs
4.5
Yet it remains very much its own movie if for no other reason than the protagonist is female.
Saportare Port
3.8
Part of the allure of Blooms 2014 book titled Mollys Game, albeit with a colon and a whole bunch of words after it, as books are so often titled was t ..
MLive.com
2.0
When it peaks, Mollys Game provides a thrilling, tension filled glimpse into the glamorous and seedy world of high stakes back room poker games. Its u ..
2.0
Avoids the many writing pitfalls that Sorkin has repeatedly fallen in throughout his career, we dont get a whole lot of Good Sorkin from it either
Splice Today
3.5
The award winning screenwriter for The Social Network, Moneyball, Steve Jobs, A Few Good Men and TVs The West Wing makes his directorial debut with th ..
Parade
3.5
Finally another good poker film! Probably Aaron Sorkins best script, and probably Jessica Chastains best performance.
4.5
Molly a fierce heroine, and the movies optics, singularly focused on a woman in rooms filled with men, resonates in the current political climate of # ..
L.A. Biz
3.5
Sorkins skills as a director dont match his skills as a writer, leaving Mollys Game as a messy but enjoyable tale of a woman making waves in a mans wo ..
FanboyNation.com
1.5
The story of Molly Blooms rise and fall as the organizer of the worlds most exclusive and star studded poker game comes with all the classic Sorkin in ..
Cinema Scope
3.8
A smart movie that lacks humanity. But Aaron Sorking directs with such force that the movie feels compelling. .
3.5
But for sheer voyeurism, this study of an illicit but unusually well bankrolled demimonde is quite satisfying.
Pgh City Paper
4.5
Its a fascinating story of a world you dont often get to explore and its based on the true story.
Movies and Shakers
2.5
Chastain is always worth watching, and so is Elba, but I wanted more from this film, and Mollys Game left me dissatisfied.
Leonard Mal
2.5
Bloom doesnt want to care what anyone thinks, even though deep down she really does.
From the Front Row
2.0
For the poker fans, there are some genuinely exciting poker hands, some good poker intimidation, and Sorkin captures the anti circadian feeling of tim ..
Monsters And Critics
2.5
Scenes are staged and executed fine, but there isnt a ton of depth given that the movie mistakes flourish for foundation.
Film Monthly
3.0
Should an hour of bloated minutiae been cleansed to make a lithe, fun ditty instead of a weirdly somber opus Definitely.
The Reader (Omaha, NE)
3.5
Sorkin is everywhere, which is not necessarily a bad thing if you like sharp performances about smart people doing fascinating things.
Maddwolf
5.0
In 2018, its important to make sure youre more Jesse than Mack and Mollys Game will show you how.
Gq Magazine
3.5
Off their tongues, its as smooth as French.Of course, its not just about talking at the speed of light; often, Sorkins characters have to sell an old ..
Student Edge
3.0
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Worldo Free L
4.0
Yet while certainly calculated and episodic to a point, its also populated by characters worth caring about.Chastain is in tour de force mode, turning ..
Indie London
4.5
No, its not that Sorkin doesnt do a good job, its just that his sense of style is not a visual one.
3.0
Title: Mollys Game Describe This Movie In One Simpsons Quote: MR. SMITHERS: You know Homer Simpson
Houston Press
3.0
Aaron Sorkins directorial debut is pretty much what one would expect going into the film, classically Sorkin in a dialogue heavy, sure to make some an ..
Brightest Young Things
2.5
This movie, thanks to Sorkins signature timing and smart dialogue, is entertaining, but I couldnt help but feel it also could have been so much more.
The Movie Minute
4.0
Based on a book by John Pearson, the script may not be the films biggest sell but the juicy story is given a prestigious glow thanks to the cast.Mark ..
Metro News
3.5
Mollys Game is a film that is enjoyable if you are a fan of the writer, but unfortunately (and despite not being all that bad), he still has a lot to ..
Konexión
4.4
The chemistry Chastain and Elba generate ignites Sorkins spectacular words, honing the scenes to a razors edge.
K Gun 9
2.5
Mollys Game takes away Sorkins biggest Achilles Heel writing complex female characters by basing his story off a womans autobiography.
Mediaversity Reviews
3.1
Yes, the pictures well cast and scripted, yet it somehow adds up to less than its parts.
Baret News Wire
4.0
shows that the celebrated can bring what he wrote to the screen effectively and with total control over the staging.
4.5
A fascinating story brought to life by a spellbinding star, Mollys Game is Chastains film, and a gripping journey through a rarefied world.
Lagniappe Mobile
4.5
The direction shines more in the scenes where Molly narrates the action of the poker games and how the characters are affected by the changes in the g ..
Cocalecas
3.0
Indeed, the first hour or so is a blast could Sorkin be revealing himself as a genuinely kinetic director
My States Man
3.5
But she understands the ebb and flow of the game and what players want, perfectly, tailoring luxury environments and recruiting fresh meat to keep the ..
Buzz Feed
4.5
As Charlie, hes brilliant, perceptive, and fascinated by the enigma of Molly.
About Boulder
4.0
Probably a good idea to go vegan for a least one meal following a viewing.
James Wegg Review
3.0
She is treated as an easy and vulnerable target, an outsider that doesnt belong.
0.5
Gudegasts movie doesnt rewrite the book on action thrillers, but it provides a fine exercise in that particular corridor.
KSDK
3.8
Champion performances from Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba ensure that Mollys Game is able to win a few pots before clumsily folding.
News Ok
3.5
Mollys Game is not quite a royal flush, but a full house isnt too bad.
Newshub (NZ)
4.5
The performances of Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba that manage to keep the film in sync.
Butaca Ancha
4.5
And thats key; Mollys Game is acerbic, dark, funny and sometimes even fun but it never depends on the sort of detached irony that makes Scorseses film ..
Stabroek News
4.0
Beautiful work is done by Costner as the bullying dad you are really glad you did not have.The soundtrack is as entertaining as the story and matches ..
Its Just Movies
4.5
an utterly enthralling piece, from its first second to the last of its two hours and 20 minutes.
4.5
Such mawkish sentiment dulled the sting of the moments preceding it.
Daily Review
3.0
Something in favor of this film: its courage to show the corrupt world of the unscrupulously wealthy.
La Nación (Costa Rica)
4.0
Its an undoubtedly indulgent and at times unwieldy film, clocking in at an overlong 140 minutes, indicative of a debut where dialogue is still the mak ..
The National
3.8
The Globes guide to TIFF 2017 movies We watched them and rated them, now you can read all about them which films to catch later, which ones to avoid a ..
The Globe And Mail
4.5
Jessica Chastain is rapidly moving up to be one of my favorite actresses... The movie was really, really, really fun. I loved the pace.
Sound Cloud
3.5
What happened between those two points constitutes the bulk of the film.
The Arts St L
3.0
...maybe its just the fact that Molly Bloom was no Erin Brockovich in the morality department, and her story though interesting doesnt warrant over tw ..
North Shore News (Vancouve ..
4.5
BECOME A MEMBER Mollys Game isnt perfect, but its wildly entertaining and a fairly effortless time at the movies.
Nuvo
3.5
Share this page Ill bet heavy on the favorite Theres a common theme throughout much of Aaron Sorkins work the past few years of focusing on the unlike ..
Buffalovibe
5.0
The details of how she hijacks the operation and gives it a stylish upgrade a suite at the Four Seasons, multiple games per week, millions of dollars ..
Beta La Times
3.5
Assisted by an incredible performance from Chastain, and Idris Elba as her ethical lawyer, this unusual story packs some serious punch.
Rescu
3.5
Its entertaining enough and may play better on the small screen than at the movies, but in spite of its cleverness, it is never truly compelling...
J Post
3.0
I have absolutely no affinity for gambling in the abstract or poker in particular.But I was immediately caught up in the game as it comes to life in t ..
Dear Cast and Crew
4.0
A fascinating film with extraordinary performances and a story of intelligence, strength and high risks, and the way a female athlete applies her spor ..
Star Telegram
4.0
A likeable film despite its inherent mean streak, Mollys Game is a prime example of a slick, competent film being made all the more accessible through ..
The AU Review
5.0
Chastain slays.Elba shines, and Sorkins dialogue does not disappoint.
Riot Material
3.0
Sorkins characters not so much enunciate words but rather shoot them like bullets out a machine gun. Here, Chastain is armed to the teeth.
Próxima Tanda
3.0
Yet, Mollys Game isnt a weepy and sentimental romantic piffle.You realize right off the bat that neither of these characters are looking for a groovy ..
Dayton City Paper
2.5
Jaffey has no delusions; he knows what hes up against; hes just trying to dig his way to the rotten core of the case.
3.5
Vacation photographs often capture perfect moments in favorite places.
Missoula News
4.5
The expected delights are here in spades: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, and Chris ODowd all doing fine work, and the dialogue overfille ..
Review Film Review
1.9
This story demanded someone like Scorsese and, of course, Sorkin is not him.
Ernestodiez Martinez
4.5
Jessica Chastain tears into the rich material with the ferociousness of a starving wolf.
Mara Movies
5.0
Their banter of dialogue in scenes together makes the movie even more enjoyable.
Pay or Wait
5.0
Its an incredibly admirable thing to see on screen.This movie has tremendous repeat value.
Hannahhoolihan
4.5
Chastain, though, delivers one of the best performances of the year 2017.
Jamaica Gleaner
3.1
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Roanoke Times (Virginia)
3.0
But Sorkin does not simply allow the film to be about the extravagance of the poker.
3.5
It doesnt ruin the movie, but it certainly reveals the potential folly of the writer director role.
Edge Media Network
3.5
If the convoluted nature of the plot sounds exhausting, dont worry: as with all Aaron Sorkin films, dense storytelling is compressed to fit the films ..
Cinemazine
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