Molly’s Game is proof that Aaron Sorkin directs exactly like he writes
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As a screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin has developed such a signature voice and style that certain elements can simply be described with his name alone. Extended monologues of endlessly perfect prose and wordplay, rapid-fire banter as characters walk and talk, heroes with an overdeveloped sense of their own moral superiority; they’re all Sorkin-esque, and it usually doesn’t take more than a single scene to suss out who’s behind the typewriter.
But with his latest film, Molly’s Game, Sorkin is stepping into the role of director for the first time. It’s the…
