The Queen's Gambit

Netflix | Release Date: October 23, 2020

3.3	USER SCORE Generally unfavorable reviews based on 795 Ratings

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FadeBlackFeb 19, 2021

While a very competently made series, I found the main character utterly dislikeable. She had no interests or passions in her life other than doing drugs and sleeping around with chess guys, and did not even particularly seem to like chess -While a very competently made series, I found the main character utterly dislikeable. She had no interests or passions in her life other than doing drugs and sleeping around with chess guys, and did not even particularly seem to like chess - what she liked was purely winning as it made her feel important and better than everyone else. Other than he brief struggles at the orphanage, everything else in life seemed to fall to her on a silver platter. Maybe that is enjoyable or something for other people, but there was nothing that moved, intrigued, or otherwise made me feel strongly about this series. I did appreciate that for once they refused to demonize the Russians, and instead presented them with class and integrity. But little else was interesting.… Expand

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KuroeNov 1, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unfortunately the show starts out intriguing but fails to deliver throughout the rest of the show. It doesn't use chess, something that many only know the basis of, to give it that thriller edge that other shows successfully deliver on. If they gave more detail to how the characters plan their moves, and use it for the audience to be welcomed in the world of chess would be pretty fun. Instead the show focuses on generic drama troupes and in the end it 's a soap opera than a thriller.

If it's just a drama you are looking for, it's a tad boring as well, since the main character is not likeable and if you're looking for a chess thriller it fails to deliver on that as well.… Expand

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potatopewpewDec 19, 2020

Отличная картинка, мертвые актеры. Сюжет - сферическое уныние в ваккуме, в котором упоротая "транквилизаторами" юная леди, ВНЕЗАПНО, открывает в себе недюжий талант к шахматам и без особых усилий тренировок превозмоганий (этот великолепныйОтличная картинка, мертвые актеры. Сюжет - сферическое уныние в ваккуме, в котором упоротая "транквилизаторами" юная леди, ВНЕЗАПНО, открывает в себе недюжий талант к шахматам и без особых усилий тренировок превозмоганий (этот великолепный агрегатор не поддерживает косую черту) выносит оппонентов ( даже в таком очень высоком жанре искусства, как аниме - подобные сюжеты всех достали и все чаще вызывают рвотные позывы не самой притязательной аудитории).… Expand

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BubberDec 23, 2020

This should probably just have been a 2+ hour movie instead of a series. It drags out too much at times and there are many mini plots that never lead to anything. A very thin and predictable story, not great writing. It could've been so much better.

5 of 9 users found this helpful54

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Mauro_LanariJan 2, 2021

(Mauro Lanari)
"Beautiful and damned", "genius and recklessness", a flood of equally reassuring late nineteenth-century clichés that delight Netflix users, increasingly better profiled by marketing.

2 of 4 users found this helpful22

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CapecrusederOct 24, 2020

Its a shallow, verry predictable series. I was begining to like it because it has a good start but ended up being angry.its a show off, amateur tv , Not for the serious viewers.

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JeBjBoNov 25, 2021

It's well acted, nicely shot but also really boring. And by that I don't mean chess (which is incredibly boring) but the characters who don't come to life over the show's running time. It doesn't help that there aren't any real conflictsIt's well acted, nicely shot but also really boring. And by that I don't mean chess (which is incredibly boring) but the characters who don't come to life over the show's running time. It doesn't help that there aren't any real conflicts either. I just spend 6.5 hours watching a girl learn chess and chew pills like they're candy. As an adult, she is so good at playing chess that nothing can stop her. Sure, Elizabeth has to play some opponents twice in order to defeat them. And there are personal losses, too. But nothing in this show feels like there are any stakes for her at all. She just wins and moves on. So, why does "The Queen's Gambit" feel flat? One example: From one episode to another, Elizabeth just decides to quit alcoholism and pills, in order to win the most important game in her entire life, because she is indestructible. After "Squid Game", this is the second Netflix show that received massive hype when it came out that disappointed me. And both would be way better movies than tv shows.… Expand

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Raknner44Mar 27, 2022

Una idea interesante, pero mal ejecutada. Hay varias cosas mal enfocadas, cosas innecesarias, y cosas que requerían más atención y no la tuvieron.

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Cryst4LggJan 3, 2022

First of all I liked the actor play here especially how the main character Anya Taylor-Joy was playing. One time I was even impressed how accurate she was expressing her feelings. The only problem for me here is that with each next episodeFirst of all I liked the actor play here especially how the main character Anya Taylor-Joy was playing. One time I was even impressed how accurate she was expressing her feelings. The only problem for me here is that with each next episode this TV show was becoming less realistic because more and more situations with the excessive empathy from almost every character to the main character were appearing. So at the end I had a feeling I'm watching some kind of typical melodrama. It is sad to rate "The Queen's Gambit" by 7 score when some few episodes ago I wanted to rate it by 8 or 9 but still it is the good TV show.… Expand

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