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• 10

  Pawn Sacrifice

  Tuesday, December 29, 2015 12:19:29 AM | (Age Not Specified)

  Very enjoyable and action-packed.

• 8

  Pawn Sacrifice

  Wednesday, September 30, 2015 10:19:00 PM | (age group: 50 or over.) | M

  I understand the basics of the game of chess, but am far from a knowledgeable, so I don't feel you have to be a grandmaster chess player to enjoy this movie. I've long known of the legend of Bobby Fischer, the chess prodigy who burned out and disappeared in the mid-70s. The story very much juxtaposes the paranoia of the Cold War era with the paranoia of Fischer himself, while also showing how both Fischer and his Soviet arch rival of the era, Boris Spassky, were affected by the intensity of the level they were playing at, and the pressures put upon them by their respective governments to win. Like the '72 Canada/USSR hockey series, these chess matches were about far more than just chess. It

• 9

  Pawn Sacrifice

  Tuesday, September 29, 2015 1:35:51 AM | (Age Not Specified)

  5 star movie...awesome!!

• 7

  Pawn Sacrifice

  Sunday, September 27, 2015 11:26:24 AM | (age group: 2-17) | F

  Maguire does a good job of portraying a man with increasingly severe mental problems. He pinches his lips together and gives you that humorless bug-eyed stare that will have you convinced he (as Bobby Fischer) has all but lost touch with reality. The cast is excellent, and the plot's flirtation with insanity considerably elevates what would have otherwise been a mundane effort.

• 9

  Pawn Sacrifice

  Saturday, September 26, 2015 1:30:37 AM | (age group: 50 or over.) | M

  Really excellent movie. the acting was great and the story gave us a glimpse of human excellence. Make 10 more movies like this.

• 10

  Pawn Sacrifice

  Thursday, September 24, 2015 3:54:33 PM | (Age Not Specified)

  Bobby Fischer was not a likeable character but I felt that Tobey Maguire played him quite realistically. I recall when this story was on the news often and the publicity was constant and Bobby was never portrayed as a great person , ONLY AS A GREAT WINNER!! He sacrificed his life for Chess not just his pawn.

• 7

  Pawn Sacrifice

  Thursday, September 24, 2015 11:30:23 AM | (Age Not Specified)

  Why wasn't this converted to 3D! Watch out for that Rook... Quick move, that Pawn almost hits you! jk. Of all the chess movies out this year, this is the best. Ok seriously, I'm sure it was hard to film chess games and keep the audience rivited. A LOT of chess piece and Tobey's face close ups I didn't enjoy. But seeing the game make him and his greatest rival go a little mad was interesting. The Cold War era, mixed with a game where you need to think of hundreds of moves ahead of your opponent, while still attacking him and mixed with new found celebrity, I totally felt the psychological realism.

• 9

  Pawn Sacrifice

  Tuesday, September 15, 2015 9:24:51 AM | (age group: 35–49) | F

  I love that this was a true story. I liked that this was a movie that shows life with mental illness.