Bold and a fast moving script with an amazing performance by Jessica Chastain.

Rating: 6/10 (13 April 2018)

Molly's Game (3 out of 5 stars).
Molly's Game is a captivating drama film that is cold with its undertone performances and provocative with its thrilling poker games that Molly Bloom is in charge of.
The film starts with Molly being a world class skier until an accident ending her career. She moves to Los Angeles to start a new life while taking a break from law school. She meets a guy that introduces her to an underground poker game where celebrities and high end clients buy in to compete. From there, she decides to host her own poker games in hotels and begins making a name for herself and money until the law catches up with her. When she will need the help from Charlie (Idris Elba) her lawyer.
I am not a huge poker player or get excited for the game itself. But the film and direction does put you in a fresh perspective for the audience that are not familiar with the game. Even Molly Bloom was seeing this and trying to understand the game and the rules. When she has to google each poker player terms to understand it. Also, the films visuals of showing us the decks and the idea of putting it in to win.
Jessica Chastain is a beautiful actress. She did great in the film portraying Molly Bloom. Her performance was cold and stunning. Idris Elba was also good too playing her lawyer.
Aaron Sorkin did well with keeping up and making it a fast talking script. Just like how he did The Social Network or Steve Jobs. It could have been a very boring movie when the conversations are all about poker and breaking the laws. The script was fast and kept the pace moving with the characters.
The couple of things i did not like about the film. I felt like the music score by Daniel Pemberton could have improved. Atticus Ross or some composer that could have mixed the original score with electronical could have made the film more exciting with its poker story and direction.
Also, the film does slow down by the end of its second act. During the climatic court case scene. It just went from an interesting fast drama film into a boring let down.
Overall, Molly's Game is a fair film. It is a provocative drama film with its true events and concept. The acting was great and the script kept the dramatic scenes exciting. It just fails with a tedious music score and boring ending.