Tuesday 2 October 2018

Feminism, lesbianism and tennis


Battle of the Sexes (2017)

Directed by Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton this film stars Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough and Elisabeth Shue. As women seek prize money equality in tennis a retired male champion challenges the best female player to an exhibition match.

Taking real events and simplifying them down into a feel good film this is not the most in depth look at the women's rights movement. Fun and entertaining this is a decent watch if not something you will ever come back to. There is plenty of attention to detail which really helps capture the look of the period.

3/5

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