Molly's Game
2017
**½
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Jeremy Strong, Chris O'Dowd, Bill Camp
For his directorial debut, Aaron Sorkin has adapted the memoirs of Molly Bloom, who transformed herself from an Olympic-level skier to an organiser of high-stakes underground poker games. Sorkin's long and formulaic drama provides passable entertainment, but he fails to convince me why I should feel sorry for a young woman chasing quick riches, when she inevitably receives her comeuppance.
