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64 out of 100

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  • Starring: Emily Watson, John Turturro
  • Summary: Based on the Vladimir Nabokov novel of the same name, this film examines the effects of love and obsession, and how two passions could tear a man apart. (Sony Pictures Classics)

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  1. Positive: 17 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    91
    I can't think of another movie that more fluently communicates the special agony and ecstasy of the game of chess.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    90
    Carefully made, involving and old-fashioned, the superior work it's inspired gives it an impact that lingers even when the endgame is over.
  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    60
    An attractive, intelligent film that's intractably at odds with itself.
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