Movie
Mom watched...
Pawn Sacrifice
Movie: Pawn Sacrifice is a thriller directed by Edward Zwick and written by Steven Knight. The film stars Tobey Maguire as Bobby Fischer, Liev Schreiber as Boris Spassky, and Peter Sarsgaard.
My thoughts: The performances were outstanding. Tobey Maguire truly embodied Bobby Fischer. I had no idea Mr. Fischer had the problems he had. Nor did I know about how the matches between him and Boris Spassky were an international issue (maybe I was too young?)
If you like movies about chess--for example: Searching for Bobby Fischer and Mighty Pawns--this will be one to add.
Also delighted to see the young lady from The Book Thief as his sister.
FMI: Wikipedia
My thoughts: The performances were outstanding. Tobey Maguire truly embodied Bobby Fischer. I had no idea Mr. Fischer had the problems he had. Nor did I know about how the matches between him and Boris Spassky were an international issue (maybe I was too young?)
If you like movies about chess--for example: Searching for Bobby Fischer and Mighty Pawns--this will be one to add.
Also delighted to see the young lady from The Book Thief as his sister.
FMI: Wikipedia
Do you play chess?
4 comments:
No, I am not a Chess player...but I like thrillers!
Hi, Cathy! I played as a kid, but eh. Probably more of a board game person (see Mahjong). It really was a good movie.
Sounds like a great movie. Thanks for the post!
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