Molly's Game

jimmii

callaway92 wrote: »

What about the hand where Mr X made the guy that had the nuts fold :rolleyes:

Loved the movie

Yeah that was ridiculous! Presumably it didn't really play out like that. If player x was The Rock and had also been training as a Jedi then it might have happened like that but other than that I think somethings got lost along the way. If that hand played out the way it did until the river the guy would totally have slow rolled the hell out of him and insta-quit the game :pac:

littlevillage

Overall enjoyed the Movie.... some dialogue, a bit annoying.


BTW : Referring to that Poker scene with Mr. X. Sometimes the player holding "the nuts" might not actually be aware that they have the best possible hand available, soo its not inconcievable for that player to fold. Remember we are told that they played for days on end and tooks Alcohol and drugs etc.

and what about Tobey Maguire, what a bad-ass ?? moves him up a notch in my book

https://youtu.be/za_dGWIUGQg

Rumpy Pumpy

My god, that cleavage.

tusk

I really liked it. Solid performances all round. Love Sorkin dialogue, so that was a positive.

Definitely don't see it as Oscar worthy though.

Mrcaramelchoc

Rumpy Pumpy wrote: »

My god, that cleavage.

Its up for an Oscar to.

p to the e

Rumpy Pumpy wrote: »

My god, that cleavage.

I said to my girlfriend on the way out that those two should be up for best supporting actress Oscar. She wasn't impressed. I was.

NinetyTwoTeam

littlevillage wrote: »

Overall enjoyed the Movie.... some dialogue, a bit annoying.


BTW : Referring to that Poker scene with Mr. X. Sometimes the player holding "the nuts" might not actually be aware that they have the best possible hand available, soo its not inconcievable for that player to fold. Remember we are told that they played for days on end and tooks Alcohol and drugs etc.

and what about Tobey Maguire, what a bad-ass ?? moves him up a notch in my book

https://youtu.be/za_dGWIUGQg

In my local we play a tournament for about 30 quid a man. Even pensioners with a nights worth of Guinness in their belly will know if they have the nuts, but I guess it's possible.

And if you read what she said about Maguire in the book you wouldn't be admiring him. I put some of it in a previous post in this thread, but he was a colossal prick, a bully, possibly a cheater (staking a player in the same game)extremely greedy despite being rich (charging rent for the shuffle machine that he himself bought and insisted they use, gave the lowest tips), took the game away from Molly after she wouldn't bark for him on command, charged outrageous vig on a 600k loan, swore on his mother's life in a game of cards and was lying (kind of funny, I would have instacalled)

And that's before we even get into Spiderman 3 and the jazz club scene.

FunLover18

I can't remember the last time I left the cinema feeling that angry, I was absolutely seething after this. I wanted a movie and what I got a was some sort of power point presentation accompanied by the occasional dramatisation.

I was anxious going into this film as I know that Sorkin is very much a one-note writer but this like something written by a child; "I did that, I went here, I felt this, this is Player X, he's like this, etc, etc". When writing a book, they say "show, don't tell", when making a film, you shouldn't have to say this because it should be obvious when you've got massive cameras with which you can literally show the audience. I genuinely cannot understand the praise this film is getting (I can't help but wonder if it's just because it has Sorkin's name attached), people often complain about bad exposition in movies and treating the audience like simpletons but at least those films try to work it into the dialogue as opposed to interrupting the dialogue to tell you what it means

Player X: *laughing* You're so ****ed!

Narration: I'd lost the game.

Me: No f*cking ****!!

The film even repeats the same

cinemax version of myself

joke. People laughed the second time and I felt like standing up and shouting "They've already made that joke and it wasn't even that funny the first time!"

There is one truly great scene with Kevin Costner and I may revisit that as I YouTube clip but aside from that I absolutely hated this film.

Wombatman

Enjoyable 7/10.

Interesting story obviously. Not sure what that movie hoped to achieve though. The quantity of legal stuff was a little unnecessary considering the guilty plea. I guess it was a good backdrop for Sorkin to show off his skill with dialogue and interplay. Costner just bumping into her skating in the park was ridiculous. Most of the poker player characters were convincing apart from Chris O'Dowd who appeared to have brain damage. The glitz, glamour and Chastain hotness was a bonus.

NinetyTwoTeam

FunLover18 wrote: »

I can't remember the last time I left the cinema feeling that angry, I was absolutely seething after this. I wanted a movie and what I got a was some sort of power point presentation accompanied by the occasional dramatisation.

I was anxious going into this film as I know that Sorkin is very much a one-note writer but this like something written by a child; "I did that, I went here, I felt this, this is Player X, he's like this, etc, etc". When writing a book, they say "show, don't tell", when making a film, you shouldn't have to say this because it should be obvious when you've got massive cameras with which you can literally show the audience. I genuinely cannot understand the praise this film is getting (I can't help but wonder if it's just because it has Sorkin's name attached), people often complain about bad exposition in movies and treating the audience like simpletons but at least those films try to work it into the dialogue as opposed to interrupting the dialogue to tell you what it means

Player X: *laughing* You're so ****ed!

Narration: I'd lost the game.

Me: No f*cking ****!!

The film even repeats the same

cinemax version of myself

joke. People laughed the second time and I felt like standing up and shouting "They've already made that joke and it wasn't even that funny the first time!"

There is one truly great scene with Kevin Costner and I may revisit that as I YouTube clip but aside from that I absolutely hated this film.

Yeah I felt the same. The whole thing was told not shown, it was like Casino for Dummies.

Mrcaramelchoc

It wasn't a bad film.but i have one question.what kind of an accent was idris elba using?

sydthebeat

Yeah, father in the park NOT being a mental breakdown was the point at which I said thanks but no thanks to that story line.


Enjoyable enough film if you turn your head off at the door.

sporina

i watched the movie and enjoyed it - though i am not familiar with the true story?
I have a Q though... why did player x move the game and get rid of Molly? Was it because he felt that she didn't flirt with him or because he knew she knew he was racketeering and so would have one over him?

in any event I enjoyed it though not my usual cuppa - felt it was edgy and fast and nicely shot

NinetyTwoTeam

sporina wrote: »

i watched the movie and enjoyed it - though i am not familiar with the true story?
I have a Q though... why did player x move the game and get rid of Molly? Was it because he felt that she didn't flirt with him or because he knew she knew he was racketeering and so would have one over him?

in any event I enjoyed it though not my usual cuppa - felt it was edgy and fast and nicely shot

He was just extremely greedy and spiteful, he thought Molly was making too much on tips, and he got mad that she wouldn't get on top of a desk and bark like a seal for a 1k chip (which was in the book but not the movie). I dunno why they didn't go more into it, was the most interesting part of the book for me. Maybe afraid Tobey would sue them.

Mike Litoris

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Knew nothing of the story so found it fascinating. Man, Toby McGuire is some bcks!

Try_harder

I thought Coster's scene in the park ruined the film! Mansplained her to herself.

Kirby

Try_harder wrote: »

I thought Coster's scene in the park ruined the film! Mansplained her to herself.

Thats what a therapist does. People literally pay them obscene amounts of money for the privilege.

If her mother had been the therapist and sat on the bench instead would you think the same thing?

If you go looking for sexism, you are sure to find it.

flasher0030

I had never heard of this. Looked up a a couple of reviews and saw that it got mainly positive reviews.

I watched it last night and, wow - it was just fantastic. It's nearly 2.5 hours long but at no point drags. I do like a bit of poker myself so I found that side of thing enthralling.

If you watch the film, have a look at the real-life story afterwards. Personalities such as Di Caprio, Damon, Afleck etc were connected to it.

I would definately recommend this.