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Sep 18, 2015 · Now streaming on: Although Edward Zwick's "Pawn Sacrifice" has the great virtue of centering on expert performances by a cast including Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard, it ends up as a sad example of the inherent difficulties of dramatizing a cerebral face-off like the 1972 battle royale between chess masters Bobby Fischer and ...
Sep 16, 2015 · Anchored by a sensitive performance from Tobey Maguire, Pawn Sacrifice adds another solidly gripping drama to the list of films inspired by chess wiz Bobby Fischer. Read Critics Reviews
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Sep 16, 2015 · Sep 17, 2015. Edward Zwick’s Pawn Sacrifice is an enthralling piece of mainstream entertainment that captures the essence of Fischer’s mad genius, perfectly re-creates the tenor of the times AND works as a legit sports movie about the great game of chess. Read More. By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW.
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By Josh Lasser
Updated: Sep 18, 2015 7:49 pm
Posted: Sep 15, 2015 11:00 pm
At one point in Pawn Sacrifice, the audience is told that there are an incredible number of possible ways a game of chess can play out. At another moment, the audience is told that there is in fact only ever one right move. These are not contradictory notions, but they require a moment of thought to reconcile. It is a moment Pawn Sacrifice doesn't take, just as it doesn't take other opportunities to provide shading and depth to its tale.
Directed by Edward Zwick, Pawn Sacrifice is the story of American chess legend Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) facing off against a Russian, Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber), for the World Chess Championship, what led to the championship, and Fischer's own demons. This last part, as presented, is certainly more intriguing than anything else, but there's also rather less explanation offered about it.
What Zwick has done with the film is to streamline Fischer's life into a traditional sports film narrative. There is a poor kid with personal problems who overcomes setback after setback in order to win the big game.
Pawn Sacrifice winds up feeling an awful lot like Rocky IV, just substituting chess for boxing. There is the intimidating Russian champion who wants nothing more than the opportunity to play his best and beat the undersized American, and as for that American, he's facing a set of demons all his own. Fischer is less gung ho for the match than Rocky,...
Sep 15, 2015 · NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Edward Zwick. Biography, Drama, Sport, Thriller. PG-13. 1h 55m. By Neil Genzlinger. Sept. 15, 2015. It was a challenge to play Bobby Fischer in chess, and it’s a...
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Pawn Sacrifice Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) The film’s approach lacks bold gambits, but the story is still a rewarding...
Sep 17, 2015 · PAWN SACRIFICE, from left: Liev Schreiber, Tobey Maguire as Bobby Fischer, 2014. ph: Takashi Seida/©Bleecker Street/courtesy Everett Collection Takashi Seida/©Bleecker Street/courtesy Everett ...
