Quite interesting if you like Poker

Rating: 6/10 (20 January 2018)

Well I guess this is a Poker movie, there is of course Molly but she isn't someone who you really warm to. Having said that there are other elements that you will find interesting, like who were the famous people at the games ??
The problem with this film is that the story was written by Molly, the book was a giant publicity stunt to get her off the hook and protect her Hollywood connections hoping to get something in return ( maybe Hollywood is more dangerous than the Russian Mafia ? )
You can see within the story where the truth has been stretched and where it has been altered to help Molly get off the charges. Its quite plain to see that she knew exactly what she was doing and with who, I didn't buy the whole naÃ¯ve thing. Having said that to be fair all she did was run a poker game and just been aware of who plays does not make you a criminal.
The whole psychological aspect again was played upon for the sympathy vote and I found it annoying. Her life was in tatters and she wanted some cash, its as simple as that. Fair play to her for going for it, I admire that a lot but this film just comes across as a stretch of the truth and most of the lies are elaborated upon so much that it seems the director forced you to see the lies. If that was intended then he did a good job !!
Overall I found it interesting but it was lacking in real depth and meat and seemed all a bit plastic with little emotion or feeling. Chastain had one face throughout the whole film, no expression whatsoever !! I found this incredibly unnerving at times and a bit creepy. This is the person we are supposed to be rooting for but by the end I didn't care about her. I saw an interview of Molly on TV and she is a bit blank but she has a warming smile, something that was missing here.
Ill give it a 6/10, I would have given it more but there was a lot I found annoying that took me out of the film. Its very well made however but just a little bit contrived to fit in with Molly's Game