I've been in and around tennis my whole life, so I was curious to see how they'd execute it within the story, the only other tennis films I recall is Match point which felt a little less tennis based, Wimbledon which was early 2000s rom com great but in terms of authenticity on court, wasn't quite by there. Then lastly the comedy by Andy Samberg about the longest ever match which was hysterical.
The casting was genuinely perfect, Zendaya looked like a pro, frame wise and physique she had it, she seemed to have bulked up her upper legs for the role as her physique was different from showman/euphoria. Her line delivery was great, her motivation at times was confusing and overall I came away feeling like she was the villain, but my mom felt another way, I like that.
The two lads had an amazing chemistry, they really felt natural, like they were really that close, if they didn't know each other before then, that's incredible acting! Both played people in tennis I've seen a lot, the professional who even at his lowest, wears the respectable gear, cares about image and carries himself with dignity. Then the slightly unkept, wasted potential, mismatched gear who could've been great if not for himself.
From the tennis side and the realism, it was perfect, the love story is open to interpretation and I think can probably hit people differently, one is a natural villain but the part where he is blamed for going awol, if anyone had said what Zendaya did to him, I'd have been furious to, that was the only part I thought made no sense if they had an idea of exactly how they wanted you to feel.
The last point wasn't enough to knock a point off, the movie is very close to perfect for my tastes, not sure how non tennis fans will feel but the reason I knocked 1 off was it was the worst music score to a film I can remember to the point where I've never complained about one before, the music didn't fit the tone of the film or the moments happening, it was loud and just didn't feel the right reflection of this movie.
The casting was genuinely perfect, Zendaya looked like a pro, frame wise and physique she had it, she seemed to have bulked up her upper legs for the role as her physique was different from showman/euphoria. Her line delivery was great, her motivation at times was confusing and overall I came away feeling like she was the villain, but my mom felt another way, I like that.
The two lads had an amazing chemistry, they really felt natural, like they were really that close, if they didn't know each other before then, that's incredible acting! Both played people in tennis I've seen a lot, the professional who even at his lowest, wears the respectable gear, cares about image and carries himself with dignity. Then the slightly unkept, wasted potential, mismatched gear who could've been great if not for himself.
From the tennis side and the realism, it was perfect, the love story is open to interpretation and I think can probably hit people differently, one is a natural villain but the part where he is blamed for going awol, if anyone had said what Zendaya did to him, I'd have been furious to, that was the only part I thought made no sense if they had an idea of exactly how they wanted you to feel.
The last point wasn't enough to knock a point off, the movie is very close to perfect for my tastes, not sure how non tennis fans will feel but the reason I knocked 1 off was it was the worst music score to a film I can remember to the point where I've never complained about one before, the music didn't fit the tone of the film or the moments happening, it was loud and just didn't feel the right reflection of this movie.