Luzhin Defence is a movie about a chess prodigy (John Tuturro) in the 1920's who could be magnificent if it weren't for his madness (David Helfgot madness, if you get my drift). Emily Watson also stars as his simpathetic fiancee. How much you like the film will depend on how much you like chess, and Tuturro rambling on about it. But for me, Tuturro's performance was his most cerebral yet, which is really good. However, the film doesn't bring things together completely. Still, there are some good chess match scenes. B
Review of The Luzhin Defence
