The Luzhin Defence(2001)- User Reviews

The first time I saw John Turturro was in Quiz Show where he played Harvey Stempel, before then I did not know of him, but watching him in the Luzhin Defense, I have to wonder why he hasn't played any more ground breaking roles like this. The film …more»

loved the movie and i even bought the dvd to show it to others few people know about these peices , i love the luzhin role and the acting was just perfect , i think you cant ask for more from the director as it was a historical based movie with few …more»

Caricatures as people and scenes constructed to tell a Hollywood story line, with accompanying falsity. It isn't terrible and at least they attempted something a bit outside the box. But if you want depth and sincerity look elsewhere.more»