Molly's Game - Reviews

...Sorkin again mines the sexiest, most cinematic, most compelling moments from a real-life story — but this time he’s also making his feature-film directorial debut, and it’s a home run.

...if you’re a fan of his particular brand of impossibly intelligent characters exchanging rat-a-tat dialogue, you’ll be in heaven here. The hose is on full blast for two-plus hours.

In the central role, Jessica Chastain is, quite simply, phenomenal.

It’s an intriguing look into a secret world and a great performance from Chastain...

Forget the biographical backstory: the poker in Molly’s Game is the main reason to settle in, with Chastain keeping her eyes hawkishly on the prize, and whole careers hinging on a card-flip.

The first great poker movie is finally here.

Kevin Costner’s appearance as Molly’s father deserves an honorary mention, if not praise. Distant and borderline cruel in his sarcasm, Costner imbues this controlling dad with a dose of humour and oddness...

Chastain nails every single requirement with ease. She’d make a great poker player.

The film’s energy derives from its portrait of obscenely wealthy people throwing money around, scarcely aware of how many bills Molly pockets in return for engineering a fantasy world catering to their every need.

...overall, Molly’s Game is a crackerjack, quintessential holiday movie. Smart, engaging, and full of great performances, sometimes telling is the way to go.

Molly's Game' er en velfortalt bio-pic om Molly Bloom, uimodståeligt og kropsnært spillet af Jessica Chastain, et kvindeligt sidestykke til 'The Wolf of Wall Street'.

...[når] over målstregen i kraft af de velskrevne dialogudvekslinger og Jessica Chastains sikre portræt af den autentiske Molly Bloom...

...underhållande...

...snygg och vass klippning...

Dialogen är rapp och medryckande...

Jessica Chastain skaber i hovedrollen et intenst og cool portræt af et menneske, der rejser sig fra sit nederlag som skadet ung skihopper – pacet frem af en ærgerrig far i skikkelse af Kevin Costner.