Poker Face

[misura]

Picked up Molly's Game from the library last week because it had Idris Elba in it and was written by Aaron Sorkin (who also wrote The West Wing, Moneyball and The Social Network, all of which I enjoyed). I was hoping for fun, charming and quirky with a touch of heartwarming, but it didn't really deliver on any of that. I think it was all in on 'heartwarming', except that it missed that for me, so.

(I watched Moneyball about five times last year, and would be happy to watch it again right here, right now. In spite of the fact that I neither know nor care about baseball, there's just something about that movie that works for me and make me Feel Things.)

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[potentiality_26]

Heh. I had to check that Molly's Game was the movie I thought it was, because Idris Elba being in it felt like news to me. I did see it a few years ago, but apparently there's forgettable and then there's 'I didn't even remember Idris Elba' forgettable. Wow.

[misura]

Ha, yeah! I could see myself going 'ooh, a movie written by Aaron Sorkin with Idris Elba in it! that's gotta be great!' a few years from now again. I guess sometimes the reason you've never heard about a movie is because it just wasn't very memorable.

(I've also picked up some great, 'never heard of this but hey, I can watch it for free so why not?' movies from the library, but this time, my expectations were a little too high.)