Rating of
3/4
A very good biopic
Logan Bangerter - wrote on 10/07/15
Director Edward Zwick, director of one of my favorite movies Glory, has brought us a story about who is considered the best chess player of all time, Bobby Fischer. The story shows his interest in chess, as well as his extremely paranoid attitude towards pretty much everything. Toby Maguire portrays Bobby Fischer, and he did a great job on it, being the paranoid jerk that Bobby Fischer was. The rest of the acting is well done as well, the tension of some of the chess games can be pretty thrilling, and it's just an overall interesting story. However, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't bored a little bit in some parts. I was checking the time during those parts wondering when they will pass. But my biggest flaw with the movie is that there isn't too much of a connection we can make with Bobby Fischer, and the one of the biggest reasons is his paranoia. I still don't fully understand why he's so paranoid, and the movie doesn't really focus on that nearly enough in the beginning. Nevertheless, it was a compelling story that made me want to watch it from beginning to end. I recommend watching this movie.
