Fascinating story that is surprisingly accurate

Rating: 8/10 (3 February 2018)

Carried by Jessica Chastain her narrative voice-over, Molly's Game is a surprisingly accurate depiction of celebrity poker matches and their dicey links to criminal activity. It paints a fascinating picture of what happens when very rich and very famous people meet to butt heads in a game of skillful bluffing and all the power plays that come with that. And to think it's all based on a true story.
My score of 8 is lower than my gut feeling is telling me. However, in terms of speed of narrative and certain choices of filming it wasn't perfect. Mind you, it was good, the opening scenes even excellent and quite a feet for Sorkin his debut as a director instead of only screenwriter.
His roots as a script-wizard are very clear though: the script is almost flawless. It's just that the execution can leave you wanting for a little bit more speed and maybe left or right a few tweaks to the performances. That said, great movie with Idris Alba, Kevin Costner and of course Jessica Chastain showing sparkles. A must see!