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Game Over - Kasparov and the Machine (2003)

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Reviews Counted:28

Fresh:21

Rotten:7

Average Rating:6.6/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 85 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Dec 3, 2004 Limited

Synopsis: In 1997, amidst much media fanfare about the showdown between artificial and human intelligence, chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov lost a set of matches against IBM's "thinking" computer Deep Blue.... In 1997, amidst much media fanfare about the showdown between artificial and human intelligence, chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov lost a set of matches against IBM's "thinking" computer Deep Blue. The documentary film GAME OVER: KASPAROV AND THE MACHINE revisits that series of chess games from Kasparov's perspective, and explores his idea that there may have been an underhanded scheme at work. Taking the chess master's accusations as a starting point, the film investigates the possibility that IBM might have cheated for financial gain, while also positioning the invention of Deep Blue in the history of game playing machines. Part conspiracy theory and part documentation of a media event, GAME OVER considers the fear and wonderment regarding artificial intelligences. [More]

Starring: Gary Kasparov, Anatoli Karpov, Joel Benjamin

Starring: Gary Kasparov, Anatoli Karpov, Joel Benjamin

Director: Vikram Jayanti

Director: Vikram Jayanti
Studio: ThinkFilm

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04/01/06
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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Time Out

interesting on a human level since it doesn't dwell on the strategical and analytical aspects of the game

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02/03/06
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
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Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
09/26/05
AV Club

Kasparov is a sympathetic character and, even as he belabors the outcome years later, we feel for him

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
06/03/05
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Filmcritic.com

What is strongly suggested, and what a casual chess player might not expect, is the degree to which the game involves psychological warfare

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
04/08/05
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
Los Angeles CityBeat

Propelled by the edge-of-nerves atmospherics of Robert Lane's music, this is as much a psychological thriller as a historical document.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
03/27/05
Sheri Linden
Sheri Linden
Boxoffice Magazine

It should be good fun for chess lovers. For the chess-indifferent, it also has some enjoyable moments.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
03/25/05
Mary Brennan
Mary Brennan
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Although Jayanti creates an absorbing scenario of possible corporate malfeasance engineered by a group of slide-rule wielding thugs and shadowy boardroom bullies, he fails to produce the requisite smoking pawn.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
03/18/05
Kevin Crust
Kevin Crust
Los Angeles Times
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Haunting and provocative documentary.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
03/17/05
Ron Stringer
Ron Stringer
L.A. Weekly

Though it never disguises its sympathies for Kasparov and contempt for a powerful corporation's machinations, docu is finally a speculation on the limits of the human mind and how truth can never be fully known.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/04/05
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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In overemphasizing the conspiracy case, Game Over moves from being a compelling documentary to a frankly irritating one.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/04/05
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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It's a fascinating story, and mostly because Garry Kasparov is a fascinating subject.

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03/04/05
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

An engaging film.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
03/04/05
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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After the interesting chess lesson is done in Game Over, all Jayanti has left is a film with one big question and no visible attempt to find any answers.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
02/11/05
Peter Hartlaub
Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle
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If you don't know a knight's gambit from a rook switcheroo -- or if you don't know there's no such thing as a rook switcheroo -- it probably won't interest you.

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02/03/05
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

An involving character study.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
02/03/05
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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One of the most exciting, instructive and sheerly entertaining of all chess films.

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01/27/05
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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01/15/05
Boston Phoenix

Short on investigative journalism but long on drama.

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01/14/05
Paul Sherman
Paul Sherman
Boston Herald
 
 
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