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Dec 15, 2015Yuhu rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Ben Kingsley is miscast as Bruce Pandolfini (a real chess coach), and the character is very much misrepresented in this movie. Josh WAS under pressure, but wasn't psychologically mistreated in the way this film would suggest. Too bad they chose Kingsley for a role that he didn't acquit well, and too bad the chess coach character was inaccurately written. Josh never made it big as a chess player, though the book gave him a huge start in life.