eventually, Ed Zwick will make a movie that's entirely comprised of expository post-film title cards. at this point, that almost seems to be his goal.

"In 1972, Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky to win the World Championship title in the game of Harder Checkers.

...Today we call it Chess."

Boy, am I glad I am too dumb to play chess.

1. first off this is my dads new favorite movie of all time he said its a 9.8/10 so honestly u have to believe him because he's like 63 and really likes manhunter
2. i thought tobey maguire was using an iPad even though this was the 70s when really it was a cute little portable chess thing
3. my uncle thought that this was just a dude who looked just like tobey maguire
4. i love the great gatsby (2013)
5. i have been to washington square park therefore i like this movie
6. i went to the bathroom and fell down on my way back that was rough
7. goddamn it bobby

me, to myself: why are you watching a movie about chess?

myself, to me, exhausted, with my buttons in the wrong holes, only one sock on and my hair sticking up to the sky, i haven’t been outside in 10 months, my mother has forgotten my name, my only solace is the light of my laptop: god I wish I knew at this point

I actually reviewed this film for my high school newspaper, back in the day, along with 99 Homes, a movie starring Andrew Garfield. I was like, "hold on a second, TWO Oscar Bait movies with Ex-Spideys?? Too good an opportunity to pass up!"

In retrospect, I didn't give this movie - or Tobey - enough credit. Yeah, Andrew Garfield's Spider-man got me into comics, and I still do like 99 Homes a bit better, but Tobey Maguire's still freaking awesome in this, playing absolutely fucking insane but also super talented chess player Bobby Fischer. It's an intense performance that really deserved some more recognition, and it lifted some very much needed good into a biopic I'd describe as...standard. It's not great or terrible, but it is just kind of there. But Tobes is great, and so is Sabretooth as the Russian guy. Anyway, here's a link to a Drunk History clip on the subject. Good viewing.

Film jest poprawny. Ogląda się przyjemnie, ale jest to po prostu kolejną biografią. Niczym się nie wyróżnia.

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Great performances in a very timely film, showing the American chess player Bobby Fischer taking on the Russian player Boris Spasky.

The build up to the match is great, showing Fischer falling apart mentally as the challenge looms nearer. And he is very rarely shown in a good light. In fact, he's the epitome of the Ugly American, boasting and bragging while making selfish demands. But America loves him, because he's a "Winner". People could care less about anything else about him. Even the people closest to him.

It's sad that nowadays the President would be calling the Russians and wishing them luck instead of Fischer though.

I didn't think much of Tobey Maguire as an actor until I saw his performance in Brothers; he was absolutely superb in that and is equally superb in this as the brilliant but troubled chess champion Bobby Fischer. It helps a lot having Edward Zwick as director and Peter Sarsgaard and Liev Schreiber as co stars but Maguire does a great job in portraying the enigmatic genius that is Fischer. The film is part character study, part political drama but it works really well as a whole. You don't have to be a lover of chess to enjoy this story. Just a lover of good cinema.

It’s not that I disliked this movie, but it seemed like it did everything it could not to be enjoyable. Tobey Macguire gave a great performance, but the rest of the movie never really ammounted to anything. I thought that the climatic moments of the chess match in the end were very uninspiring and shot without zeal or emotion. Chess is a unique game and in my opinion, contrary to popular belief, enthralling and fascinating to watch. These feelings did not translate over to this film depiction of Bobby Fischer and the game. Pawn Sacrifice could have done a lot better incorperating themes of chess and competing rather than making it purely about character psychology and madness. 1.5/5

This is the best shōnen anime I‘ve watched

why did I do this to myself