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Thanks for the memories!

Simply A Masterpiece

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

While this film was filled with great performances, it felt a bit too much like impersonation at points. The plot and characters were compelling enough, but the final effect felt just a little...flat. Did they capture the moment? The 70s? The significance? Sure. I just should have cared a little more. This was one of those moments when a documentary might have made more sense.

It is 1973. World no 1 female tennis player Billie Jean King, arguing that women are vastly underpaid by comparison with male professional tennis players, is pressured into playing an exhibition match against 55-year old Bobby Riggs, a star player from 25 years earlier. At the same time, she - and husband Larry - are coming to terms with her lesbianism.Emma Stone is Billie Jean King and Steve Carrell is Bobby Riggs - high profile performers in this adaptation of a true story which switches between Riggs' gambling and humorous showmanship, King's clandestine and troubled exploration of her feminine sexual side, the male dominated tennis establishment, and Riggs' own marriage issues. It is well acted, and the period detail is good. The trouble is, I didn't really care very much. I felt sympathy for Larry King who came across as a really good person (and the credits captions seemed to confirm this), but I cared little for the main characters. And that's where this film falls down - without an emotional investment in the principals, there is little reason for this film to exist. The writing fails it.

So disappointed in the story line, actors, effects, music, etc. I expected more from these actors. Very disappointed. Don't waste your time.

Amazing movie based on real events. Highly recommended.