MOLLY'S GAME (2017)

If you're interested in watching MOLLY'S GAME (the real story of a woman arrested for running illegal poker games) because you're a fan of script writer Aaron Sorkin, I have to warn you that he didn't write the same kind of protagonist. MOLLY BLOOM is arrogant, but not in a way that makes us hate her. She's sarcastic, but she doesn't say super-detailed insults. Sorkin went to the other extreme (a tilt?) by writing her as the most likeable criminal you can think of. She always comes up with new ways to make more money, but she cares about the players' emotional state. She's willing to go to jail instead of revealing information that could hurt others. Men flirt with her even when there are Playboy models (whom I think are younger than her) around. Her lawyer even gives a long speech about why she's a good person! Not even during a trial, but during an interrogation! And they didn't even ask him that directly! Did this happen because the real Bloom was involved in the production, unlike Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg? Well, the movie is based on Bloom's auto-biographical book. I'm not saying that she lied to make herself look good, but sometimes a person's point of view about a story is different than other people's. That being said, I can't blame the movie for the book's flaw. On the contrary, I have to congratulate Sorkin for properly adapting the book. I also want to congratulate him for his directing (it's his 1st time). The movie never feels boring despite being 140 minutes long, the performances are very good and there's a scene towards the end with MOLLY and her father (I think this is the 1st time ever that a movie character is a psychologist and a strict trainer) that really moved me. Right before that scene, when he appears, I thought that she was imagining him being there (was that on purpose?). Also, at that moment, the movie tries to make a parallel between skiing and ice skating. I can tell you by personal experience that they're as different as a gaming YouTube channel and a sketch comedy YouTube channel. You would think that Sorkin would be inspired by the directors he worked with in the past, but this feels more like a Martin Scorsese movie. There's even a constant narration that at times ruins an emotional moment that needed silence.

8/10
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