Movie #1378 "Battle of Sexes" was an entertaining movie to me --- but then, I lived through it and knew the ending. I also found Bobby Riggs creepy and chauvinistic with a capital C and had pure glee to see the ending of this tennis match (again). By watching this movie, I gained so much more respect for Billie Jean King --- found out more of her motivations, her inner conflicts, her strong feministic role she played in women's lib history, her relationship with her husband, her relationship with the other tennis players (like Margaret Court), her great sense of humor ----- Emma was wonderful, as usual, bringing this real person to life again for us (I've only seen her once since that time way back in the 70s when they played their famous match and it's only because she's been interviewed due to the opening of this film) -- and that makes me smile that she's being talked about again, and gaining more of the respect she deserves --- she deserves the last look Emma makes before she steps onto the court to be congratulated for the accomplishment she made here --- after going through Nov. 8 last year (has it been only one year? oh my) , it's nice to relive a successful moment of a female breaking through a glass ceiling, albeit in the sport of tennis, rather than in politics. But I'll take it --- at least for entertainment sake. I give it 4 stars out of 5.
"BATTLE OF SEXES" 2017 PG-13
In 1973, Billie Jean King, the world's No. 2 female tennis player, took on 55-year-old ex-champ Bobby Riggs in a match hyped as the Battle of the Sexes. This sports dramedy delves into the battles being played out in their lives beyond the spotlight.
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