I love Chess, and games of strategy in general. I'm also endlessly intrigued with prodigal talents and brilliance manifested in a person. Films about people like Bobby Fischer are right in my wheelhouse.
This one, however, failed to capture the magic. It felt oddly paced, bloated, and unfocused. Maybe this was intentional, to evoke Fischer's mental decline, but it didn't come across that way.
5.5/10
