
Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess prodigy, becomes a grandmaster at age 13 and world champion in 2013.... (Full plot summary below)
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Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess prodigy, becomes a grandmaster at age 13 and world champion in 2013.
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| Empire MagazineDan JolinAn 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. |
| Common Sense MediaBrian CostelloInspirational docu on "The Mozart of Chess"; some bullying. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenThe loneliness of the long-distance chess grandmaster is affectingly conveyed in Magnus. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA pleasant and entertaining Norwegian documentary about the acclaimed wizard known as the Mozart of Chess. |
| VarietyOwen GleibermanMagnus, it turns out, is the anti-Bobby: a fascinatingly “normalized” prodigy. |
| Screen InternationalDavid D'ArcyMagnus Carlsen, called the Mozart of chess, became world champion in 2013 at the age of 22. Benjamin Ree’s rousing documentary shows us how this taciturn prodigy got there, and how his family keeps him sane. |
| Village VoiceDaphne HowlandRee makes things easy for people who don't play chess, deftly pacing Carlsen's triumphs and failures and milking the suspense as "the Mozart of chess" employs his intuition to win, in an age when many players depend on computers to hone their skills. |
| We Got This CoveredLauren Humphries-BrooksTo make a movie about such an elusive figure is a challenging undertaking, and it’s a testament to the quality of Magnus that the film succeeds as well as it does. |
| Screen CommentNathanael HoodThe 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. |
| Total FilmNeil SmithIt’s too brief to convey the intellect and almost mystical ability that underpin Carlsen’s success. |