In the abyss of 7/10 movies

Rating: 7/10 (22 December 2015)

the first thing I think of when i see a 7/10 movie is I wonder what is really wrong with this movie. A 7/10 is usually what people give a movie if it is basically uninspiring, does not really catch their attention and is simply something they watched once and will never watch again. This movie fits that role. It is the story of bobby Fischer. Told from a perspective that he was completely nuts with mental illness and it revolved around communism. While a historical point that he was indeed stricken by mental illness is very true, pinning it on this Soviet communist paranoia is a bit stretching it. The acting of the movie was OK, the script was fairly well done, but no one is going to be talking about this movie around the water cooler and there are reasons for that. It's a very bland movie. It may possibly catch your attention for a one time watch, but it is simply a one off movie. Good for a DVD night at home, but I wouldn't go standing in line to go see it on the big screen paying tons of money for tickets.