Molly's Game

You've got great performances and dialogue between Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba and it starts off at an interesting pace and with plot promise.  However, Molly's Game unevenly morphs into a tale of character introspection that's quite under-developed against the slick criminal scheming, first person narrative caper it successfully leads with.  Add to that are the disjointed flashbacks that only serve to confuse the film as something else more conventional it might have had more success with.  A promising narrative with a great cast but Molly's Game ultimately turn into an audience's shell game.