Pawn Sacrifice (2014)

Release date: 2015-09-25
Country: USA
Language: English|Russian
Director: Edward Zwick
Production Co: Gail Katz Productions, MICA Entertainment, Material Pictures
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Rating: 7.0/10
Length: 1h 55min

Storyline

During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.

Plot Keywords

chess, chair, audience, two word title, in medias res, american abroad, reference to richard nixon, reference to the rolling stones, reference to jimi hendrix, reference to the beatles, 1970s, politics, based on true story, madness, camera, russian, iceland, singing in a car, 1960s, woman in a bikini

Short Review

Like all of Zwick's works, it's perfectly watchable fare, but it's often infuriating for its refusal to dig deeper into its incredibly compelling subject.