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Rating: 7/10 (5 January 2018)

I make no apology for cribbing the last words of James Joyce's Ulyses, words spoken by Molly Bloom, wife of the protagonist Leopold Bloom. This is a fine effort featuring three fine performances from the eponymous Molly (Jessica Chastain), her father, Kevin Costner, and her lawyer, Idris Elba. I'm not familiar with the book which means I have no way of knowing how faithful the film is to it but judging it simply as a film it is a gripping story which holds the attention throughout. Screenplays involving sport and/or games are problematical but when they come off they come off in spades whether fact - The Pride Of The Yankees - or fiction - The Husler, and Molly's Game can now take its place on the pantheon.