This review contains spoilers forChallengers.
One is just the talent of the actorswow.
If they had started playing tennis sooner, they could have gone on tour.
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I wouldve been in trouble.
Yes, I could tell when the ball was added in post, but it was still impressive.
Tashi was justmean, for lack of a better word.
You have to find someone who really understands your mind.
(I wasnt like Tashi, but I was definitely tough at that stage in my life.)
I also think its kind of a great sign when a performance gets under your skin like that.
Pat definitely felt real to me; Ive seen guys like that before.
You end up in some random countries in the middle of nowhere, having to stay in a hostel.
I recognized Art, too.
A lot of male tennis playersreallyrely on their wives and girlfriends.
If youre on the top, no one speaks to you.
Youre alone so much that you end up being really dependent on your team and their opinions.
And, I mean, I was codependent with Venus at the beginningworse than Art with Tashi.
She was my support system.
So its interesting that the movie was able to capture some of that experience.
I had problems with the ending.
Are they all friends now?Its such a cliffhanger, I would have liked another half-hour.
But, heyyou know you have something special when a movie leaves you wanting even more.
Luca GuadagninosChallengersis in theaters from April 26.
