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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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Reviews for Game Over - Kasparov and the Machine

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09/26/05
AV Club

A film which builds into a gripping blend of When We Were Kings and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
11/29/04
Saxon Bullock
Saxon Bullock
BBC

Teases us into believing it's interested in global questions and hard-to-find answers, when really all it wants is to dazzle us with brute force, then dump us before we realize we've been had.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
01/14/05
Janice Page
Janice Page
Boston Globe

Short on investigative journalism but long on drama.

Full Review Source: Boston Herald | comment Comment
01/14/05
Paul Sherman
Paul Sherman
Boston Herald
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
01/15/05
Boston Phoenix

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
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Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
11/29/04
Channel 4 Film

One of the most exciting, instructive and sheerly entertaining of all chess films.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
01/27/05
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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Gripping, suspenseful, and spiced with fascinating information about the long history of chess between human and mechanical opponents.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
12/02/04
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

It piques our interest in a subject we knew little about and never thought we'd care to see on a screen, then wastes our newfound curiosity through a lack of material and directorial diligence.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
12/31/04
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post

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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/01/06
Empire Magazine

This is all great, compelling stuff, and although director Jayanti sometimes goes overboard with his technique (weird inserts, strange camera angles), it's a story that practically tells itself.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
12/08/04
Lewis Beale
Lewis Beale
Film Journal International

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

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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11/29/04
Guardian [UK]

Tells a gripping story that resonates with numerous subtexts.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
12/16/04
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter

It's a fascinating story, and mostly because Garry Kasparov is a fascinating subject.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
03/04/05
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

Haunting and provocative documentary.

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

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

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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