So I recently watched Molly's Game and I'm here to bring you my review. So without further ado...
The true story of Molly Bloom (played by Jessica Chastain), a beautiful, young, Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons. Her players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans and finally, unbeknown to her, the Russian mob. Her only ally was her criminal defense lawyer Charlie Jaffey (played by Idris Elba), who learned there was much more to Molly than the tabloids led people to believe.
This is a truly fascinating film to watch. Aaron Sorkin has been known as great writer for years the scripts he crafts are all different and unique in their own way, but we've never seen what he can do in the directors chair and boy does he not disappoint. He knows exactly the type of film he wants to make and you can tell in each scene how much attention he puts in to how everything is framed, blocked and shot while also getting the best out of every actor onscreen, but that's not hard to do considering who you have staring in the film. Both Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba are marvelous in each of their roles and each one give some of the best performances of their careers. Chastain just commands the screen in every scene she is in and she is just able to blend in to every scene and is able to do it so smoothly and is able to turn it up a notch at the right times and when to be more subtle. Idris Elba much like Chastain is able to be forceful figure and plays the role of his character to perfection and the chemistry he has with her is just absolute perfection what you want to see between two actors in a film like this. The main thing about the film is that it starts off well and the first hour or hour and a half are really engaging, but the last part of does bring everything down to slower pace and it can take you out of the film especially when your expecting things move along faster. Overall this film is a great debut for Aaron Sorkin as a director and it's exciting to see where his career can go behind the camera and you also get two very special performances from Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba. I give Molly's Game a 9 out of 10.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of Molly's Game, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
The true story of Molly Bloom (played by Jessica Chastain), a beautiful, young, Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons. Her players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans and finally, unbeknown to her, the Russian mob. Her only ally was her criminal defense lawyer Charlie Jaffey (played by Idris Elba), who learned there was much more to Molly than the tabloids led people to believe.
This is a truly fascinating film to watch. Aaron Sorkin has been known as great writer for years the scripts he crafts are all different and unique in their own way, but we've never seen what he can do in the directors chair and boy does he not disappoint. He knows exactly the type of film he wants to make and you can tell in each scene how much attention he puts in to how everything is framed, blocked and shot while also getting the best out of every actor onscreen, but that's not hard to do considering who you have staring in the film. Both Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba are marvelous in each of their roles and each one give some of the best performances of their careers. Chastain just commands the screen in every scene she is in and she is just able to blend in to every scene and is able to do it so smoothly and is able to turn it up a notch at the right times and when to be more subtle. Idris Elba much like Chastain is able to be forceful figure and plays the role of his character to perfection and the chemistry he has with her is just absolute perfection what you want to see between two actors in a film like this. The main thing about the film is that it starts off well and the first hour or hour and a half are really engaging, but the last part of does bring everything down to slower pace and it can take you out of the film especially when your expecting things move along faster. Overall this film is a great debut for Aaron Sorkin as a director and it's exciting to see where his career can go behind the camera and you also get two very special performances from Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba. I give Molly's Game a 9 out of 10.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of Molly's Game, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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