Battle of the Sexes (2017)
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An average movie

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"Points of anticipation: Love the directors and the cast and the original story. Result: #33 on "Best Movies of 2017" list. Trailer: "

"Started Date: 20 July 2018. Finished Date: 22 July 2018. "
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Emma Stone, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, there is no doubt that Billie Jean King was a fascinating woman, a real trailblazer, and Emma Stone gave here another strong performance (she still looked 10 times better than King even after they tried to tone down her natural beauty though). Unfortunately, pretty much anything else in this movie felt terribly flat and predictable. Seriously, pretty much every turn of events and the consequences they might have could be easily anticipated at least 30 mins in advance. Another major failure of this movie was that the makers never managed to show the importance of the match between King and Riggs had at the time. Indeed, to be honest, I thought it w” read more

"Directed by: Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton. (L)"

" DVD- 2hrs. 1min. First Viewing While it's certainly well-meaning, well-made, and well-performed, Battle of the Sexes doesn't have much bounce. It's a movie that hype's its own importance, mirroring with the importance of the story, but ends up losing the characters and emotions in the shuffle. Stone is very good here, getting a rather multi-faceted character to work with, where as Carell is solid in a less than three-dimension role (he tries to give it depth, but can't quite overcome the script"