Last night I underwent what is now one of my top favorite screenplays of the year; started out on the Hollywood's 2009 Blacklist, PAWN SACRIFICE took me through the insecurities and stress in the mind of the worlds greatest chess master, Bobby Fischer.
The unbeatable young adult, is portrayed by the king of the craft, Tobey Maguire who does a sensational job. He gets away with the Brooklyn accent as well as the ill-temper that gets to his head every five minutes. These are my favorite kind of films (as I have mentioned in my previous review for: Love and Mercy) where our main character undergoes a series of mental breakdowns just so that s/he can get his/her way.
We follow the life of Bobby Fischer, from his adolescence, beginning as a "chess prodigy" to his wonderful stand against the Russian government for permission to face their top chess competitors, since they contained the greatest ones in the world. As the film goes on, we come to recognize Fischer's sickness and how he is oblivious to his actions. Or maybe he sees himself doing these things, but enjoys that his mind going nutso. **Why would any human-being want to go through such pressure? Well, that is why I would say, "watch this movie to find out." I think he has a great purpose and am very proud that they took this SCREENPLAY out of the Blacklist. People need to hear the "athletes" story and how hard he worked to accomplish what he did.
I would also like to give MAJOR PROPS to, the one and only , Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man, Boardwalk Empire, Blue Jasmine) who played the roll of Bobby's manager, Paul Marshall. To me, he was like the "Paul Giamatti" of Love and Mercy; making every second well-worth-watch. He can also, be the "Paul Giamatti" of Straight Outa Compton, which he honestly plays similar rolls of. // I would also like to acknowledge the work done by Liv Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard; equally very talented performers and contributed perfectly to the film.
I give this picture a 10 out of 10.
The unbeatable young adult, is portrayed by the king of the craft, Tobey Maguire who does a sensational job. He gets away with the Brooklyn accent as well as the ill-temper that gets to his head every five minutes. These are my favorite kind of films (as I have mentioned in my previous review for: Love and Mercy) where our main character undergoes a series of mental breakdowns just so that s/he can get his/her way.
We follow the life of Bobby Fischer, from his adolescence, beginning as a "chess prodigy" to his wonderful stand against the Russian government for permission to face their top chess competitors, since they contained the greatest ones in the world. As the film goes on, we come to recognize Fischer's sickness and how he is oblivious to his actions. Or maybe he sees himself doing these things, but enjoys that his mind going nutso. **Why would any human-being want to go through such pressure? Well, that is why I would say, "watch this movie to find out." I think he has a great purpose and am very proud that they took this SCREENPLAY out of the Blacklist. People need to hear the "athletes" story and how hard he worked to accomplish what he did.
I would also like to give MAJOR PROPS to, the one and only , Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man, Boardwalk Empire, Blue Jasmine) who played the roll of Bobby's manager, Paul Marshall. To me, he was like the "Paul Giamatti" of Love and Mercy; making every second well-worth-watch. He can also, be the "Paul Giamatti" of Straight Outa Compton, which he honestly plays similar rolls of. // I would also like to acknowledge the work done by Liv Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard; equally very talented performers and contributed perfectly to the film.
I give this picture a 10 out of 10.