Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine
THINKFilm | Release Date: December 3, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
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Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
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11
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Gripping, suspenseful, and spiced with fascinating information about the long history of chess between human and mechanical opponents. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
One of the best films ever about that game, one of the most exciting, instructive and sheerly entertaining of all chess films. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
An engrossing tale of ego, strategy, and the limits of human intelligence. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Aside from conspiracy theories, Kasparov's undoing inspires a fascinating discourse on genius, competition, humanity and the ghost in the machine. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
Fairly suspenseful. Read full review
70
VarietyRobert Koehler
Though it never disguises its sympathies for Kasparov and contempt for a powerful corporation's machinations, documentary is finally a speculation on the limits of the human mind and how truth can never be fully known. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The competition between man and machine is fogged by distrust and obfuscation. And for now, the result is a draw. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Tells a gripping story that resonates with numerous subtexts. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
In spite of clunky effects and often extraordinarily ugly video footage, Game Over works very well just as a sports doc. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
The highly partisan Game Over ably illustrates the often-silly psychological gamesmanship that accompanies world-class chess and nearly catalogs enough circumstantial evidence against IBM to convict. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Kasparov is a compelling film subject: suave, sardonic and as emotionally high-pitched as he is intellectually gifted. Read full review
60
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Game Over's brazen lopsidedness may diminish its credibility, but it taps into the essence of all conspiracy theories-the desperate desire to believe. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNed Martel
This deflating documentary gives up its quest for answers too easily. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
Tricks with the camera sully an otherwise informative documentary. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyRon Stringer
Game Over provides no answers. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeJanice Page
No one in the film offers a shred of real proof that IBM cheated. Read full review
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