Great, compelling story...

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 2019)

Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba do a fantastic job with this story. I thought the true story of Molly Bloom was very interesting in itself, but Chastain and Elba make the film compelling. Both actors gave intensity and believability to the characters they play.
Not knowing much about poker, I missed some of the finer points in the game scenes, but overall, you don't really need to understand poker. What comes through are the assortment of characters Molly Bloom dealt with. Good performances all around.