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Molly's Game
2017 141 min United States of America R 18+
★7.9
Drama, Crime
Director: Aaron Sorkin
🎭 Based on
«Molly's Game»
byMolly Bloom
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Description
Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.
Budget:
$30M
US Gross:
$28.78M
Worldwide:
$59.28M
Starring
Jessica Chastain
Actor
Idris Elba
Actor
Kevin Costner
Actor
Awards
Golden Globe 2018
— Best Actress (Drama)
Golden Globe 2018
— Best Screenplay
BAFTA 2018
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Awards 2018
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Key opinion
Molly's Game is widely praised for its sharp, rapid-fire screenplay and a magnetic lead performance by Jessica Chastain. While many appreciate the film's kinetic energy and thematic focus on integrity, others criticize Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut for its grandiose tone and questionable biographical accuracy.
| Acting | Jessica Chastain delivers a powerful, standout performance that anchors the film and fully realizes the complex, fast-talking protagonist. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay excels through Sorkin’s signature style, utilizing dense, witty, and fast-paced dialogue to keep the narrative momentum high. | |
| Direction | Opinions on the direction are split, with some lauding the film as a strong debut while others find it overly grandiose and lacking the nuanced touch of more experienced filmmakers. | |
| Pacing | The pacing is divisive; the kinetic, dense structure engages viewers who enjoy rapid-fire storytelling, but others find the nearly two-and-a-half-hour runtime to be sluggish and prone to pomposity. | |
| Adaptation | The adaptation's fidelity is a point of contention, as several reviewers argue the film functions as a fictionalized fantasy rather than a credible or accurate biographical account of Molly Bloom's life. |