You're either gonna love it or hate it.

Rating: 8/10 (22 April 2018)

This film was not what I expected. It begins with Molly's skiing career, retirement due to injury and subsequent mistress of high stakes poker.
The narration feels lazy, a replacement for good storytelling. Rapid dialogue feels like shots being fired between Molly and her lawyer. These elements are divisive: you're either going to appreciate it or find it irritating. Personally, I appreciated them as they moved the plot forward.
Casting is superb. Jessica Chastain was perfect. I felt the big time poker players in LA could have been big name stars too, similar to the poker scenes in Ocean's Eleven. However in hindsight I think this would have detracted from the story the film was trying to push.
I loved the film. It was engaging and interesting.