Most bisexual movie i have ever seen
Challengers
Her game. Her rules.
Rating
3.5 (2)
Release Date
4/18/2024Runtime
132 minsOverview
Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Major champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she signs him up for a "Challenger" event — close to the lowest level of pro tournament — where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend.
How It Feels
Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.
A sexually charged reunion between three entangled people unfolds across a single tennis match, where every point becomes a proxy for desire, dominance, and the question of whether the past can be escaped. Stylishly tense and utterly absorbing.
Mood
TenseBittersweet
Themes
ObsessionLovePowerFriendship
Tone
Operatic
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
High-contrastStylized genreFormalist
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Sexual content
Zendaya
Tashi Donaldson
Mike Faist
Art Donaldson
Josh O'Connor
Patrick Zweig
Darnell Appling
Umpire (New Rochelle Final)
Bryan Doo
Art's Physiotherapist
Shane T Harris
Art's Security Guard
Nada Despotovich
Tashi's Mother
Joan Mcshane
Line Judge (New Rochelle Final)
Chris Fowler
TV Sports Commentator (Atlanta 2019)
Mary Joe Fernández
TV Sports Commentator (Atlanta 2019)
A.J. Lister
Lily
Connor Aulson
Leo Du Marier
Reviews
I didn't intend on watching this again, especially so soon, but my husband hadn't seen it yet so here I am.
It's so conflicting because I really do think the story and the performances are great. The slow motion and the music is just SO distracting. If that was dialed down a notch (okay a few notches), I would love it.
The leads are so good that I want to give this a higher rating, but honestly I never plan on watching it again unless I want to do some kickboxing intervals during a movie.
There were so many silent slow-motion moments right before dance parties. It happened during every fight, every staredown, every hookup, every tennis serve. Art slow-motion sweats onto the camera, literally droplets fall down onto the lens, and then cue dance party. It must have happened fifteen times (not the sweat part but actually there were a lot of sweat close-ups so maybe). It was so distracting. It totally overpowered the story, which was good, and the performances, which were great.
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