Fresh
Makes up for a creaky structure with the intensity of emotion and psychological nuance provided by two of our finest screen actors.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
The Luzhin Defence
Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.
2000 · 1h 49m · PG-13
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Marleen Gorris
Overview
Based upon the novel by Vladimir Nabokov, a chess grandmaster travels to Italy in the 1920s to play in a tournament and falls in love.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
58%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It plays a predictable, if pretty, game.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Fresh
As brave as it is affecting.
Susan Stark, Detroit News
Rotten
When Luzhin's old chess teacher shows up, the movie becomes a slow-motion wreck.
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rotten
If The Luzhin Defence falls short of being totally absorbing and compelling, it's surely because it's so difficult to translate Nabokov's view that we are all pawns in the big game.
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
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