![]() ![]() As opposed to leaving everything up to the bloke and then running off with his friend. Let's have an intelligent female lead who decides she's going to take responsibility for her dumb, impulsive behaviour and make amends. ![]() Sure that's how they seem to behave in all important situations, but it's so annoying to be put through it over and over again. Can't we just forget reality for a bit and stop casting women as quivering idiots. What got to me more than Hopkin's dodgy accent was the stupid female character. It's very rare in popular film that you get good sex scenes that are filmed with warmth and tenderness. I would have liked the sex scenes to be more, shall we say 'fleshed out', they fade off all too quickly. On the other hand if you think Bond films are good, you'll most likely hate it. If you've read books like Spycatcher you'll appreciate this film. ![]() I really enjoyed the way the film was held together, the cinematography and the use of really bad American Music to get across the brashness and invasiveness of their culture even back then. Campbell Scott is great and really carries the whole film. But probably because I think there are perhaps more important things than the manner in which Anthony Hopkins is miscast. His last film of only four was the TV movie Journey in 1995, but he reappeared in Definitely, Maybe in 2008. He graduated from The Bronx High School of Science in 2002 and McGill University in Montreal, Canada, in May 2006. Max Pomeranc, the son of a writer and a stock broker, was one of America’s top 100 chess players in his age group. His sister Katya Waitzkin plays his first opponent in the National Championships. The real Josh Waitzkin went on to win the US Junior Chess Championships. The real Bobby Fischer denounced the movie, saying it was part of a ‘Jewish conspiracy’ to sully his name and make money out of him. Joshua Waitzkin is depicted as the next Bobby Fischer. Unsurprisingly, it did not do well at the US box office, taking $7,266,383 on a $12,000,000 cost, so they renamed it Innocent Moves in the UK. Searching for Bobby Fischer is directed by Steven Zaillian, runs 109 minutes, is made by Mirage Enterprises is released by Paramount, is written by Steven Zaillian, based on the memoirs of Fred Waitzkin, is shot by Conrad Hall, is produced by Scott Rudin and William Horberg, and is scored by James Horner. Zaillian’s script is based on the memoirs of the real boy Josh’s father, Fred Waitzkin.Īlso in the cast are Michael Nirenberg, Robert Stephens, David Paymer, Hal Scardino, Vasek Simek, William H Macy, Dan Hedaya, Laura Linney and Anthony Heald. Knowledge of and interest in chess would be an asset. Pomeranc is admirably uningratiating, and the story is never sweet and sentimental, even though James Horner’s score is. Making everything out of a look or a gesture, Joe Mantegna and Ben Kingsley are the standouts among a clutch of involving performances. None of this seems very vital in Zaillian’s script, but his handling as debut director and particularly the posh actors’ playing make Searching for Bobby Fischer compelling. Writer-director Steven Zaillian’s 1993 biographical drama Searching for Bobby Fischer is a decent, well acted real-life story about a small boy called Josh Waitzkin (Max Pomeranc in his debut) who is a genius at chess and is helped by park speed-chess player Vinnie (Laurence Fishburne) and canny teacher Bruce Pandolfini (Ben Kingsley), while his parents Fred and Bonnie Waitzkin (Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen) hesitate over whether he is endangering his childhood and being pushed to breaking point. Searching for Bobby Fischer **** (1993, Max Pomeranc, Ben Kingsley, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Laurence Fishburne) – Classic Movie Review 9093 ![]()
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