Based upon the novel by Vladimir Nabokov, a chess grandmaster travels to Italy in the 1920s to play in a tournament and falls in love.
The Luzhin Defence has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of The Luzhin Defence (2000)
By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 20 May 2001
Review of The Luzhin Defence (2000)
By A.o. Scott (2,100) for New York Times (5,786) on 19 Apr 2001
Review of The Luzhin Defence (2000)
Review of The Luzhin Defence (2000)
By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 03 May 2001
Review of The Luzhin Defence (2000)
Review of The Luzhin Defence (2000)
Review of The Luzhin Defence (2000)
Review of The Luzhin Defence (2000)
By John W (1,851) on 16 Sep 2007
Review of The Luzhin Defence (2000)
Review of The Luzhin Defence (2000)
By Chris Wiegand (37) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 07 Mar 2001
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The Luzhin Defence was released in 2000 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 48 reviews, giving The Luzhin Defence (2000) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 79%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 66%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Luzhin Defence than critics were.
With a score of 65%, The Luzhin Defence is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2000, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2000 with similar scores include films like The Family Man, Joseph: King of Dreams and The Gift.
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