Poor Man's Bagels

Rating: 9/10 (21 January 2018)

The film is based on the true story of Molly Bloom who went from Olympic try-out to cocktail waitress, to running a high stakes poker game for tips. She wrote a book about what happened and was arrested by the FBI.
Jessica Chastain once again knocks it out of the park by playing a woman who is intelligent, confrontational, and witty. The biggest "lie" in the film was the drama and ability of Idris Elba who played her attorney. Mr. X (Michael Cera) is said to be Toby McGuire with a quick superhero reference to him. The Yankee ballplayer not mentioned by name was Alex Rodriguez. Other stars reported to be in the game were Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Macaulay Culkin. Names were changed in the film. Yes, it could have been better if all the stars played themselves.
An interesting film with some first person narration.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.