《做局》写了当今城乡联合发展经济过程中十分常见的现象，农民与企业家从互不信任，互相设局到在一系列波折与冲撞中互相了解并最终走到一起，共同诠释了根一样的传统道德，有着突出的现实意义和认知功能。本剧的主要人物刘怪，是受中国传统文化深刻影响的、精明强干、智慧幽默、具有现代精神的农村的人尖子。
本片根据国际象棋神童菲欧娜·木塔西的经历改编而成，菲奥娜出生在乌干达最大的贫民窟卡推，当地教堂为前来学习国际象棋的人提供米粥，菲欧娜为此进入象棋班，极具天赋的她棋艺精进，最终代表国家登上国际棋坛。
Beauty contest winner Patricia Knight's one bid for screen stardom was Columbia's Shockproof. Knight plays Jenny Wright, a convicted murderess paroled in the care of probation officer Griff Marat (Cornel Wilde). What begins as an aloof professional relationship eventually blossoms into romance. The fly in the ointment is shady Harry Wesson (John Baragrey), the gambler who inveigled Jenny into committing murder. The girl is torn between creature comforts offered her by Wesson and the promise of a clean life offered by Griff. This early Douglas Sirk effort contains a smattering of the stylistic touches which distinguished his later work.The screenplay was written by famed director Samuel Fuller, known for his gritty realism and hard-boiled style. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
