The film had the potential to be a compelling look at the difficult life of Bobby Fischer, the American chess prodigy; however, Tobey Maguire didn’t entirely succeed in making me believe he was portraying that person. The details of this chess champion’s existence and his internal struggles are all part of the public record, but the film's presentation occasionally veers into melodrama, and I found the central perfor…

I’m putting this 'Searching for Bobby Fischer' behind me now. I am familiar with Bobby Fischer, a brilliant American chess player; in fact, after seeing ‘Searching for Bobby Fischer,’ which is another biographical film like this one. Beyond that, I don’t know much about his life, so I appreciate the movie. From the director of several well-known films comes this, supposedly to motivate you. Hold on, did I say moti…