Saturday 4 May 2024

Challengers - The scoop and digest

Luca Guadagnino's romantic dramedy is written by Justin Kuritzkes.

Zendaya - Tashi Duncan
Josh O'Connor - Patrick Zweig
Mike Faist - Art Donaldson

Summary

Film begins where it ends, during the final of the 2019 Men's Singles Championship in New York, contested by former friends and fierce rivals Art Donaldson and Patrick Zweig.

Thirteen years earlier, they met then 18-year-old tennis phenomenon Tashi Duncan.

As narrative relentlessly jumps between past and present, a three-way romance ensues, with plenty of undiluted toxic deuce.

Game changers

Although not really alike, the nearest comparison is Richard Loncraine's Wimbledon.

Anyway, kinetic romp was surprisingly brilliant.

Leading lady once again shows why she's such hot property at the moment and you can't take your eyes off her.

While at a premium, tennis sequences are far from balls, serving exquisite volleys of drama and excitement.

Fresh from Bones and All, Trent Reznor and Atticus Rose compose another banging soundtrack, and I defy anybody not to tap feet in conjunction to the beat.

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