The Queen's Gambit

Series • 2020 - 2020

8.5

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Roger Ebert

Anchored by a magnetic lead performance and bolstered by world-class acting, marvelous visual language, a teleplay that’s never less than gripping, and an admirable willingness to embrace contradiction and ambiguity, it’s one of the year’s best series.

rogerebert.com/reviews/the-queens-gambit-movie-review-2020

The Guardian

Unlike chess, The Queen’s Gambit is slightly less than the sum of its parts, but you will have a great deal of fun watching them at work.

theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/oct/23/the-queens-gambit-review-chess-anya-taylor-joy-walter-tevis-netflix

USA Today

Smart, enthralling and a little sexy, 'The Queen's Gambit' has jumped to the No. 1 spot on Netflix in the U.S.

usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/10/28/the-queens-gambit-review-one-best-shows-2020/3753873001/

Variety

Anya Taylor-Joy, a lead actor so magnetic that when she stares down the camera lens, her flinty glare threatens to cut right through it.

variety.com/2020/tv/reviews/the-queens-gambit-review-anya-taylor-joy-1234810169/

The Hollywood Reporter

Taylor-Joy’s tour de force performance — one that deserves awards recognition over the months to come — is integral to the success of The Queen’s Gambit, but it’s far from the seven-episode saga’s only asset.

hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/the-queens-gambit-tv-review-4078272/

IGN

The drama of their matches, and Beth’s battles with other lesser opponents, are driven by Taylor-Joy’s evocative performance.

ign.com/articles/netflix-the-queens-gambit-review-anya-taylor-joy

Rotten Tomatoes

Anya Taylor-Joy is absolutely impressive in a show that glows with trust in the filmmaking process.

rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_queens_gambit/s01/reviews

IMDb

The Queen's Gambit shows (mostly) realistic chess positions, and has put real effort into making sure the characters move naturally.

imdb.com/title/tt10048342/reviews

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