Saw Molly’s Game today and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Great dialogue and wonderfully acted. This is Aaron Sorkins directorial debut, and while it was perfect from that aspect it is a great first outing. The movie is long but it’s well paced so it doesn’t feel like it drags, it feels like it needed those 140 minutes to tell the entire story. The scene between Chastain and Costner at the end is definitely one of the best I’ve seen in 2017. I give it this movie 4 out of 5. Go see it if you have a chance.

this is more of an audiobook than a film..a badly written audiobook, badly narrated by Jessica Chastain.

three stars for her chest.

I put this movie on the back burner, with expectations reaching somewhere near Fifty Shades of ____. However I am thoroughly impressed by this work of art. Definitely worth the watch.

I watched this on a plane. It sounded Ok, so I thought I'd give it a go. Really GOOD movie - enjoyed every bit of it. It's funny, entertaining and doesn't get bogged down or drag. 10/10

The film's okay, but to be honest, Sorkin's penchant for long dialogue scenes does get wearying after a while. The film's overlong too, so my interest waned midway through.

1 / 2 directing & technical aspect
1 / 1 story
1 / 1 act I
1 / 1 act II
0 / 1 act III
1 / 1 acting
1 / 1 writing
0 / 1 originality
0 / 1 lasting ability to make you think

0 / 1 misc

6 out of 10

Molly’s Game has some great acting from Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba and even Kevin Costner playing the typical father character in the few scenes he shows up in. The poker scenes are put together extremely well and as someone who knows nothing about poker, it was rather captivating. However, the film switches from present-day to flashbacks as lots of characters are introduced in quick succession and I can’t think of a single one after the film finished (I think Steve from Stranger Things and Michael Cera were in there somewhere?), and the film begins to show its length as the 3rd act kicks in.

It’s a good film with a great story being told (and a great directorial debut by Aaron Sorkin) but it’s not necessary a royal flush across the board.

Interesting story and characters, but best of all, smart dialogue. [spoiler] And Tobey McGuire, what a jerk! [/spoiler]

Jessica and Kevin’s scene on the bench left me a blubbering mess. Really wonderful film from start to finish. Every minute is captivating. Amazing storytelling.

Extraordinarily compelling, Molly’s Game is a fascinating biopic about an Olympic-class skier turned gaming entrepreneur. The film follows the life of Molly Bloom who fell out of competitive skiing after a debilitating injury and moved to LA where she got involved with underground poker, and eventually struck out on her own and started running her own games until they were raided by the FBI. Jessica Chastain gives an excellent performance and is backed by a strong supporting cast, including Idris Elba and Kevin Costner. And writer/director Aaron Sorkin does a good job at explaining the inner workings of underground poker. Additionally, the flashback narrative structure helps to keep the film moving and builds intrigue. Molly’s Game is an incredibly captivating drama with an interesting story to tell and a positive message about standing up for ones principles.

An excellent movie! The narration and dialogue was superb, both Chastain and Elba did a wonderful job, especially her. The story was well put, even though i have nothing to do with poker and its rules the whole narration during the movie really capture the moment and tense of the game. The flashbacks and the "now" was really good pieced out together. Thorough entertaining.

This is a spectacular movie. Not in the way of excitement you get from an action flick but in the way that it is based on a true story and a very interesting one that is. Furthermore the acting is brilliant. Jessica Chastain delivers this character with ease as she does with all of her roles. Loved it!

The movie is decent, but I can't believe the people in charge did watch the final product and never thought there is too much narration. My God, EVERYTHING is narrated, and not in a very convincing way. It feels like listening to an audiobook, and narration is really what poor filmmakers rely on to tell a story.
On top of that, the story is not THAT compelling. Overall not worth my 2h20min

I was postponing this movie because of the long runtime but was finally able to watch it. It’s fantastic, well played and very good narration and story telling. Loved it.