Pomeranc is wonderfully real and wide-eyed as Josh, with a raspy voice and slight lisp recalling Linus from the Peanuts cartoons. Variety Staff,Variety
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02/08/2008 @ 12:00 AM
The mystery of Fischer's talent and torment adds depth to Searching for Bobby Fischer, about a young New York chess prodigy who doesn't want his genius to ruin his life. Michael Booth,Denver Post
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08/30/2004 @ 12:00 AM
What Bobby Fischer took away, dashing the hopes and the innocence of his acolytes when he spurned chess, may never truly be recaptured. But some of it has found its way to the screen. Janet Maslin,New York Times
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01/01/2000 @ 12:00 AM
Chess may not be the most exciting activity to watch, but Searching for Bobby Fischer makes for engaging entertainment. James Berardinelli,ReelViews
Searching for Bobby Fischer does for chess what The Karate Kid did for martial arts, albeit with considerably more complexity and class. Rita Kempley,Washington Post
As the boy with a cute little lisp, who emerges from his toy room to mastermind his kings, queens and bishops to tactical victory, Pomeranc imbues the movie with irresistible naivete. Desson Thomson,Washington Post
If we can operate at the genius level in a given field, does that mean we must -- even if the cost is the sort of endless purgatory a Bobby Fischer has inhabited? It's an interesting question, and this movie doesn't avoid it. Roger Ebert,Chicago Sun-Times