The story of the 1980s tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe. (IMDb)
Strong cinematography and central turns carry the slowly effective character set-ups (McEnroe was a bit neglected though) through the first two acts, with the surprising backstories (you’d think they would’ve been opposite) adding further intrigue and setting it up for a dramatic final act-but while the final match contained within was well-edited it did little to capitalize on or even recognize the character build-up before it, and the same goes for the brief epilogue and final title cards.
7/10 (Good)
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Yeah, this one opened TIFF last year (or was it two years ago? my memory hurts), but it seemed to otherwise come and go without much of a splash.
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yeah it was 2017, and i guess the fact that it didn’t get picked up for wide distribution in North America until this year shows that it didn’t make much of an impact here. Too bad, I thought it was quite solid, just with untapped potential.
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I remember this rivalry in real life in the 80s!
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