Review of Pawn Sacrifice (2015) by Dukejon — 26 Sep 2019
In 1972 there's was plenty of stuff going on. The moon landings were still happening. There was Watergate. The Vietnam War. The Yom Kippur war. So why was the game of chess dominating the mainstream media for several months? Because of the cold-war battle between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky.
It was so famous it caused a huge spike in chess interest around the world for the next decade. However this movie didn't make me feel engaged in anyway. It was largely factual, but somehow made the event seem small and inconsequential.
If you want to experience just how big this chess event was instead watch the excellent "Bobby Fisher against the world" documentary.
This review of Pawn Sacrifice (2015) was written by Dukejon on 26 Sep 2019.
Pawn Sacrifice has generally received positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
