Challengers

Zendaya as femme fatale doesn't do it for me, she doesn't fit that mold. Patrick being the womanizer when Art is clearly better looking, also puts me off. On the scenario now, there is definitely something there. The direction it follows though, is not something I'm interested in. The ending was absolute non-sensical BS, chooses not to offer any closer whatsoever. Btw it's impossible to play tennis that close to each other for so long. The other tennis scenes were anything from boring, to sub-par and nauseating. The stakes were high at the very end, no need to watch four slow-motion ball bounces before that

Two stars for the acting and the soundtrack. I HATED the rest of it. It's all about three awful people being awful to each other, for some reason viewed through the lens of *tennis*. But the tennis stuff is so unrealistic that it was totally distracting, until a completely ridiculous denouement that made me want to throw something.

The low scores here reflect an audience that wants immediate gratification and you won’t get that here. That said the first third of the film was made to pay off all the product placement brands. It is obnoxious to have Adidas, Camel cigarettes, Monster Energy, Coca-Cola, and on and on rammed down our throats. They should have used that firm Ryff or something. But stick with it and after 20 minutes this is a taught well paced cracker that rewards your patience. If you watched it for the sex you wasted your time. This is a psychological thriller that rewards if you stay with it.

For the mid-teens audience. This movie could've been 15-20 minutes shorter. Its makers couldn't have thought it could stand solely on its script and characters without a loud, intrusive score, ridiculously drawn-out tennis scenes, and slo-mo camera work. As it is, this movie needs a fast-forward button. But the smoking? REALLY? Top-tier athletes lighting up the night before a match? Besides, the two men are in their 30s, not 15...

Honestly. The only good thing was the music and the way they edited some scenes. Zandayas character is all over the place. And honestly all actors are doing a great job. The story and timelines are just so all over the place.

Hot garbage has more redeeming qualities.

Characters are plane and shallow. I think they try to portray Zendaya’s character as a powerful, or at least, a strong and empowered woman and they fail… she is just plane, bitter and angry most of the time. They try to make it interesting by going back and forth in time but sometimes it feels really forced. And the end makes no sense.

It was an enjoyable movie, especially if you play/like tennis! Zandaya is attractive and believable. Good story, though it felt a little rushed at the end. The viewer could be left with multiple epilogue interpretations, as the credits rolled.

Predictable and dull. The whole story is a pointless mess. The acting is excellent which is why it got any stars, but the writing is pretentious, self-indulgent and sometimes just irritating. The characters are unlikeable and behave like they've been lobotomised. The music is completely bizarre. Stay away if you value your time.

One of the worst films I've ever seen. I don't think I could make a film this badly if I tried.