Pawn Sacrifice

LOGAN ***
Director Edward Zwick, who directed of one of my favorite movies "Glory," has brought us a story about the man considered the best chess player of all time, Bobby Fischer.  The story shows his amazing skill in chess, as well as his extremely paranoid attitude towards pretty much everything.  Toby Maguire portrays Bobby Fischer, and he did a great job in the role, capturing the eccentric genius that Bobby Fischer was.  The rest of the acting is well done also.  The tension of some of the chess games can be pretty thrilling, and it's just overall an interesting story.  However, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't bored a little bit in some parts.  I was checking the time during a few stretches wondering when the plot will get moving.  But the biggest flaw with the movie is that there isn't much of a connection we can make with Bobby Fischer on an emotional level and the one of the biggest reasons for this is his paranoia.  I still don't fully understand why he's so paranoid, and the movie doesn't really focus on that nearly enough in the beginning.  Nevertheless, this is a compelling story that I recommend watching.

CHASE ***
LANDON ***

BANGERANG SCORE: ***