Challengers
critic Reviews
, 89% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- With its trio of outstanding performers volleying their star power back and forth without ever dropping the ball, Challengers is a kinetic and sexy romp at court.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreStephanie ZacharekTIME Magazine
There are times you want to fight Challengers—to take its sliced-and-diced timeline and put everything in its proper order—but resistance is futile.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAdam KempenaarFilmspotting
For all of its heat and copious amounts of kissing, there are no sex scenes – except that sweaty, ecstatic tennis match.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSarah ManavisNew Statesman
Challengers is much more than a sport movie... But it would be wrong to say that this story isn’t about what tennis does to normal people: the ways it binds them inextricably to one another.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTim CogshellFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
This is filmmaking turned up to 11 in a genre that doesn't usually get that drama.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSergio Burstein Los Angeles Times
“Challengers” could be accused of favoring style over content, but if so, it does so with a tremendous sense of taste. [Full review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRichard BrodyNew Yorker
An intricate time-jumping framework is a large part of what makes the film distinctive, but the compromises made to achieve this are responsible for a pervasive feeling of emptiness.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreEdwin ArnaudinAsheville Movies
Luca Guadagnino's new best film and his first great one since A Bigger Splash.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMark JacksonEpoch Times
"Challengers" will secure Zendaya's mega-movie stardom, but it's not-so-hidden indoctrination agenda is annoying.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreGustavo Herrera TaboadaCinencuentro
After all, more than a bisexual erotic thriller, this is a sports romantic comedy daring enough to fit commercial sensibilities and one that a young Almodóvar would have liked to direct. [Full review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSarah ManvelIn Their Own League
There’s a richness and maturity here unusual in American cinema which generally uses its self-awareness for teenage snark instead of adult consideration.
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