Battle of the Sexes

Battle of the Sexes
Fox Searchlight
September 2, 2017
Historical Drama, Sports Drama
DVD
B

Although I don't like sports, or sports movies, in general, I do like this one, and not just because tennis is one of the less boring sports.  Stone and Carell do well portraying real figures who changed the way America saw women, and tennis, and women who play tennis.  This is definitely a drama, but the script by Simon Beaufoy is also at times very funny, and not just Carell's shtick as Bobby Riggs.  There are some good supporting performances as well, most notably Natalie Morales as Rosie Casals.  This is additionally of course an LGBTQ movie, with Billie Jean King's sexual awakening handled tastefully.  The '70s music is incorporated smoothly, and I like the sets and costumes.  And yet, I don't love this movie, even on the second viewing (it's one of the few films I saw in the theater in '17), but it is definitely one of the brighter spots in this project so far.