A very good movie

Since this movie had received some solid reviews, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I really enjoyed the damned thing, that's for sure. First of all, it is probably the best movie ever made about tennis which is actually not such an impressive achievement since there has never been a really great movie about this sport. However, the tennis thing was only half of the movie, which was fortunate because it would have been rather forgettable otherwise, and the other half was a really fascinating love triangle involving 3 tennis players. The best of them, I mean, regarding the tennis skills, was obviously the character played by Zendaya but nobody will know for sure since she got this tragic injury which destroyed her career even before it actually started. If it didn't have happened, I think she would have been totally consumed by her drive or obsession to become the best tennis player possible and I think she wouldn't have ended up with either of these 2 guys after all. Concerning Art Donaldson, he really loved her and still does and he was at first grateful that they had this deep connection through tennis and, by winning, they became even closer and the other guy then became just a distant memory. However, by focusing only on tennis through all these years, and also because the end of his career was coming nearer (at least, he would like it to end soon), he was wondering if tennis might have been the only connection they ever had. And, of course, there was the other guy, Patrick Zweig, the underdog we always like to root for. Potentially, from the 2 guys, he was actually the better player which was the reason why Tashi first did gravitate towards him. However, he was never passionate enough about the game and its stakes to fulfill any of her expectations as a tennis player but also as a man in general. However, his 'I-don't-give-a-f*ck' attitude (which basically did ruin his career on the long run) was also something Tashi, the biggest control freak you will ever encounter, couldn't resist even if she would completely deny it. The bottom line was that they all deeply loved each other and, yet, they couldn't be with each other either which was quite tragic. Finally, it was one of the really rare cases where the going back and forth in time actually worked really well. The way it all ended up was also quite pitch-perfect and so satisfactory. Anyway, to conclude, it turned out to be a really strong love story and I think it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Luca Guadagnino's work.

8/10