Pawn Sacrifice

Pawn Sacrifice

By Edward Zwick

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2015-09-16
  • Advisory Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 1h 55min
  • Director: Edward Zwick
  • Production Company: Gail Katz Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • iTunes Price: USD 14.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
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In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire. Also starring Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard, PAWN SACRIFICE chronicles Fischer's terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.

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  • Fantástico

    5
    By mmustran
    Filme cativante e com ótimo ritmo. Acima de tudo gostei de conhecer a história desse grande jogador de cadres e o contexto do significado à época. Excelente!

  • riveting

    5
    By Hannawat
    An exciting movie about chess players?!! How did they do it? Perfect cast, insightful story, nostalgic atmosphere. In one word, sexy.

  • Meh

    3
    By PeerGynt
    The performances are good, but the screenplay spends too much time trying to explain the tempests in Fischer’s mind and how they spur his irrational behavior. We don’t get enough sense of the man’s singular approach to the game and his sheer genius. Chess takes a backseat in this movie, which is unfortunate.

  • Disappointing

    2
    By FHDIII
    As a chess enthusiast, and one who has always found Fischer interesting, perhaps my expectations were set too high. I think the writer tried to reach too broad an audience and wound up missing everyone as a result. Too many subplots and not enough depth on any of them. Was hoping for something that would pull me in deeper but it never got there. Also ended too abruptly.

  • Good..

    4
    By Chuck812
    Great acting and historically accurate. The climax was of course the Fischer /Spassky tournament and the movie only covered a few games of that and then ended by telling the rest of his life with a few subtitles which I though was like telling half the story. It felt like the movie left me hanging,...but it was entertaining. I think maybe the HBO documentary was more of a complete picture of Bobby Fischer and his troubled life.

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