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Message: [QUOTE="Game_Gran, post: 4073667, member: 113894"] [b]Molly’s Game - The Movie[/b] In the last few weeks I have read a dozen reviews of the Aaron Sorkin, Jessica Chastain movie of Molly Bloom’s autobiographical book Molly’s Game. Most, if not all, come to the same conclusions: 1. Great writing - Sorkin 2. Great acting - Chastain 3. Lousy “poker”movie! The book, which I reviewed on my blog when it first came out (see robcan2017.wordpress.com and search “Molly”) was not a bad poker book. Although the book, like the movie, focuses mainly on the trials (literally at some point!) and ultimate tribulations of the heroine, you do get the feel for the world of illegal, high-stakes, secretive poker, enough so that you feel like you have read a book about poker. The movie, and I guess this is to Sorkin’s credit, is more about the people and much less about the game. If you like good character based movies, go see it. If watching a movie about poker floats your boat, forget it. [/QUOTE]