The movie somewhat acts like a biography for the two Tennis players Bjorn Borg, a Swedish player who, at a young age was the top Tennis player in the world and John Enroe, a hot headed american who is basically too bottom class for the social class of tennis.
I'm not that huge of a tennis fan, and it must have been huge in the 70's, cause this is the second movie about a tennis match of the century that happen during the decade (Battle of the Sexes being the other that came out last year). I am a boxing fan and the movie somewhat acts like one of those HBO special events, where you get to know the boxers before the main event, but instead of journalistic interviews, the film uses a dramatic narrative.
Shia LeBeuif was really good in this film. He seem to fit well with the character of McEnroe a good choice in his career cause he was so good in the film.
So I still feel that I have seen the best Tennis ever filmed on celluloid, I don't think we are their yet like we are with boxing or football, but I realize the overall film was a great experience in sports in cinema
I'm not that huge of a tennis fan, and it must have been huge in the 70's, cause this is the second movie about a tennis match of the century that happen during the decade (Battle of the Sexes being the other that came out last year). I am a boxing fan and the movie somewhat acts like one of those HBO special events, where you get to know the boxers before the main event, but instead of journalistic interviews, the film uses a dramatic narrative.
Shia LeBeuif was really good in this film. He seem to fit well with the character of McEnroe a good choice in his career cause he was so good in the film.
So I still feel that I have seen the best Tennis ever filmed on celluloid, I don't think we are their yet like we are with boxing or football, but I realize the overall film was a great experience in sports in cinema