Rotten
In the end, you simply wish the characters (and the actors) were in a more subtle and focused film. "Computer Chess" plays a risky game. Unfortunately, it loses.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Computer Chess
An artificially intelligent comedy
2013 · 1h 31m · UNRATED
Comedy
Directed by
Andrew Bujalski
Overview
At the American Computer Chess Convention, enthusiasts gather to pit their programs against other computer chess programs and human players in a tournament for a grand prize of $7500.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
87%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A supremely intelligent, beautifully constructed film, interweaving comedy and character, satire and subtext
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Fresh
A breakthrough -- not just for indie writer-director Andrew Bujalski, but for American movie comedy.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
Fresh
It's impossible not to see "Computer Chess" as both a humble, low-fi ode to evanescence and the deceptively cute baby picture of the digital disrupters who will soon bestride the Earth.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Fresh
A shambling, Altmanesque ensemble comedy.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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