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Searching for Bobby Fischer

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

Too little Vinnie; underused sister; disappearing professor

In the discussion (4)
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  • More Fishburne is wanted: the relationship skips its early testing phase and Vinnie lacks the arc given to Kingsley and the father. Whether the mother gets an arc is debated.
  • The underused younger sister is criticized as generic sibling baggage; others defend her effect on family psychology and her refusal to play chess as showing Josh’s difference.
  • The professor needs more scenes as an antagonist and disappears after an outsized introduction.
  • Fishburne needs another 15 minutes and more wisdom; his absence from the family home and travel funding provoke questions.