Královská hra

An exceptionally strong premise based on a gripping literary source - a suspenseful clash of polarized characters and value systems over a chessboard. Top performances by Rudolf Hrušínský and Luděk Munzar, in the lead roles - it's entirely possible to say that the casting, alongside the premise, is the main reason for the five-star rating, as the script could have extracted much more from the material and could have played more with the characters and dialogues of the supporting roles. Overall impression: 90%. (2007.01.13)

I'm rarely in the mood for pure drama these days... But this time I was extremely tempted by the cast and I have to say I'm glad for it. A cold Rudolf Hrušínský against a determined Luděk Munzár couldn't have gone badly. Moreover, the script was written by the master of dialogue Jiří Hubač. (2015.08.27)