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The loneliness of the long-distance chess grandmaster is affectingly conveyed in "Magnus," an intimate portrait of the game's reigning champ, 25-year-old Magnus Carlsen. Dec 12, 2016 | Full Review…
The loneliness of the long-distance chess grandmaster is affectingly conveyed in "Magnus," an intimate portrait of the game's reigning champ, 25-year-old Magnus Carlsen.
Michael Rechtshaffen
Magnus is a sweet and mostly restrained documentary about the world chess champion and occasional clothing model Magnus Carlsen. Nov 29, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Magnus is a sweet and mostly restrained documentary about the world chess champion and occasional clothing model Magnus Carlsen.
Kevin Maher
There's scant input from chess experts to explain why he's so good, what's unique about his gamesmanship and the like, and the film has nothing interesting to say about chess in general in the modern age. Nov 24, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
There's scant input from chess experts to explain why he's so good, what's unique about his gamesmanship and the like, and the film has nothing interesting to say about chess in general in the modern age.
Leslie Felperin
Ree convinces us that Magnus is indeed a prodigy but, even so, his rise to the top surely can't have been quite as straightforward as the film suggests. Nov 23, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Ree convinces us that Magnus is indeed a prodigy but, even so, his rise to the top surely can't have been quite as straightforward as the film suggests.
Geoffrey Macnab
The movie assumes that a chronicle of Magnus's rise will be enough to keep the audience hooked. That turns out to be the right call. Nov 18, 2016 | Full Review…
The movie assumes that a chronicle of Magnus's rise will be enough to keep the audience hooked. That turns out to be the right call.
Owen Gleiberman
[An] insipid and uninformative portrait of singularity and obsession. Nov 17, 2016 | Full Review…
[An] insipid and uninformative portrait of singularity and obsession.
Jeannette Catsoulis
The portrait we gather from Magnus is of a young man who does what he does not because he enjoys it but because he is good at it. Dec 27, 2018 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
The portrait we gather from Magnus is of a young man who does what he does not because he enjoys it but because he is good at it.
Nathanael Hood
Inspirational docu on "The Mozart of Chess"; some bullying. Mar 7, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Inspirational docu on "The Mozart of Chess"; some bullying.
Brian Costello
An engaging study of a beautiful but mysterious mind, which also reveals the stressful nature of world-class chess tournaments and raises the deep question of where intelligence actually comes from. Jan 18, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
An engaging study of a beautiful but mysterious mind, which also reveals the stressful nature of world-class chess tournaments and raises the deep question of where intelligence actually comes from.
Dan Jolin
... doesn't offer much depth beyond some highlights surrounding his rise to prominence. Jan 17, 2017 | Full Review…
... doesn't offer much depth beyond some highlights surrounding his rise to prominence.
Todd Jorgenson
Mirrors the self-effacing nature and bashful smile of its timid, attention-averse subject. Dec 21, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Mirrors the self-effacing nature and bashful smile of its timid, attention-averse subject.
Matthew Anderson
Unexpectedly swashbuckling viewing. Dec 2, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Unexpectedly swashbuckling viewing.
Tara Brady
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