Of course, no one talks like this in real life.
But thats not the point.
Still, who couldve predicted that hed be such a natural behind the camera the first time around?
It feels like an assured story told by a seasoned pro.
Namely, running one of the countrys biggest and most exclusive underground poker games.
That is, until the feds finally crashed the party.
The film is easily the best showcase shes had sinceZero Dark Thirty.
Sorkins fizzy dialogue is perfectly suited to both her whirring intelligence and her elastic ethics.
She thinks she can fast-talk her way out of trouble.
But, of course, she cant.
Chastain tells Mollys story through voiceovers and flashbacks two overworked narrative devices that usually signal trouble.
The story toggles back and forth between Mollys glitzy poker-queen past and her less glitzy, under-indictment present.
He tries too hard to make puzzle pieces fit into places they dont belong.
At the movies, it may be the closest well get to a Christmas miracle.A
