Kevin Costner’s Performance in This Paramount+ Crime Thriller Is So Good, It Demands a Rewatch
The article argues that Kevin Costner’s brief role in *Molly’s Game* is one of his most effective performances, and that his scenes reward a rewatch. The 2017 film centres on Molly Bloom’s high-stakes poker operation and legal troubles, while Costner plays her demanding father in scenes that help explain their difficult relationship.
Costner appears for about 10 minutes in the nearly two-and-a-half-hour film. The article singles out a bench conversation in which he reframes his role as a therapist and offers Molly an explanation of their strained relationship, calling it the film’s standout moment and possibly Costner’s best acting. *Molly’s Game* was Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut, with Jessica Chastain as Bloom and Idris Elba as her lawyer.
- Costner’s brief role makes a lasting impact.
- A bench scene reveals the strain between Molly and her father.
- The article calls it a performance worth revisiting.
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Molly Bloom was a competitive skier who later ran private poker games for wealthy players, some of them celebrities and business figures. Her operation brought her money and attention, but also legal trouble; the film follows her account of how it began and what happened afterwards.
Jessica Chastain plays Bloom, and Idris Elba plays the lawyer who represents her. Kevin Costner appears as Bloom’s father, a demanding therapist whose relationship with her is part of the story’s background. Aaron Sorkin wrote and directed the 2017 film, his first as a director.