Challengers (REVIEW) | Projector | Zendaya plays doubles off the tennis court

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Zendaya has Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist by the tennis balls in Luca Guadagnino's steamy drama, that gets Film Brain hot under the collar.
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[@trinaq]

I find it hilarious that all three Spidermen have been in war films, while their respective love interests have starred in Tennis themed movies.

[@jamesatkinsonja]

Especially as there are plenty of war movies...but not many tennis movies!

[@thunderpantz]

Love and War.

[@alienboy1322]

@trinaq Coincidence? I THINK NOT!

[@jamesatkinsonja]

It's nice to see an adult drama get a bit of hype. Granted it's partly thanks to Zendaya's star power but it's good to have a bit of variety away from franchise movies.

[@HBarnill]

Zendaya's in the top 5 best actresses born in the 90s. The others, of course, being Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor Joy, and Kristen Stewart.

[@jamesatkinsonja]

Dune was very wise to get 2 of those actresses [and a 3rd in a cameo] involved [as well as on the male side Austin Butler and Timothy Chalamet] and make them prominent in the promos given it's a property which might not have meant much to young people and it paid off with the high box office.

[@heymistercarter.]

Given your comment about Women In Love, I'm actually kinda surprised Guadagnino didn't full-on have a reference to that sequence in this movie. It REALLY wouldn't have been out of place, and I think I know one place it could've happened too!

[@dpirene1]

IMO, the music was louder at times to make you feel the emotion of the conversations taking place versus the actual spoken words. I LOVED every messy, complicated moment of it!

[@jamesatkinsonja]

Thanks for this review. Great work.

[@samwill7259]

As if "Sharing" Zendaya was some terrible breaking point and most men wouldn't jump on that and say thank you for the privilege

[@jamesatkinsonja]

Tennis is an primarily an individual sport so it's a good setting for a love triangle as there is no 'sharing' involved.

[@JesseWFDusk]

Now I'm just imagining a pile of smashed cameras from filming the tennis ball shot.

[@FilmBrain]

I'm almost certain it has to be an entirely CG shot, that's the only practical way to do it.

[@davidmckee2898]

You are brilliant at talking about movies. I learn so much about the movie👍

[@minski76]

It's and adult erotic drama - that doesn't actually have a sex scene. Lots of edging, no on screen release. And no, I've never seen a tennis match from the perspective of the ball. Because I haven't seen a tennis movie yet in which the director wanted to make em throw up. It's a movie with a lot of potential, but I found the stylization tedious and annoying. The final game of the match is practically shot in slow motion in its entirety, for crying out loud; and I couldn't understand half of the dialogue scenes due to the hammering EDM soundtrack. I get it, the characters are in turmoil - they're good actors, let them act it out.

[@alienboy1322]

The threesome kissing scene was funny.

[@fat1fared]

I was going to skip this film, but as you have recommended it, I will give it a watch. :)

[@FilmBrain]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@Captain-34-N8P]

@@FilmBrain Can You Please Review Trolls Band Together?

[@carsonpeterson758]

Action blockbusters are made for entertainment like 2012, battleship and transformers those were fun films so did you like them for that.

[@davidmckee2898]

Have you ever done one of the movie a ghost story. Starring Casey Affleck

[@stephenatwood241]

Watched it on Sunday. I didn't expect to find how SUPER BORING watching tennis in this movie. The Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross score did some steroid driven heavy lifting. The technicals - acting and production is solid. I just found the characters insufferably unlikable. I ultimately found the movie way too boring to care. EDIT: And oh! The ending was a crime against cinemanity. So insanely stupid.

[@biguy617]

I am glad I skipped this movie. I hate Zendaya.

[@Morbos1000]

In the future if you are trying to lead us into thinking a movie might have a classical score, don't mention Trent Reznor was the producer of the soundtrack first!

[@tophers3756]

To me Zendaya always comes across as a moody teenager. I can't take her seriously.

[@CLJ112]

You're just jealous of Zendaya success and wealth so you say something stupid to make you feel better about your little lame life. She doesn't give AF about you or your opinion 😂

[@CLJ112]

You're just a pathetic hater who's opinions doesn't matter 😂

[@jamesatkinsonja]

I first saw her in 'greatest Showman' where her character is quite mature.

[@DeviantDork]

The plot of the movie seemed annoying and bad and as you're describing it it's worse and worse. Wow this movie seems pathetic

[@CLJ112]

Wow with your powerful words you will stop the world from seeing this movie 😅