CHALLENGERS - The Popcorn Junkies Movie Review (SPOILERS)

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Challengers is a 2024 American romantic sports film directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by Justin Kuritzkes. The plot follows a professional tennis champion (Mike Faist) who plots a comeback with the help of his wife (Zendaya), a former tennis prodigy who retired after an injury, as he goes up against another player (Josh O'Connor), who also happens to be his former best friend and wife's former lover.
After being delayed from its initial September 2023 release date and pulled out from its slot as the opening film of the 80th Venice International Film Festival due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, Challengers premiered in Sydney, Australia, on March 26, 2024, and is scheduled to be released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios on April 26, 2024. The film received critical acclaim, with the cast performances (especially Zendaya) being the main highlight.
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[@angeles252]

After a melancholic role in Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera, O’Connor gains much mileage from his all-knowing smile, which, understanding its effect on the recipient, he deploys often in Challengers. Next to Zendaya and O’Connor, Faist might seem the odd man out, but the West Side Story breakout more than holds his own

[@jose9593]

Zendaya was astonishing in the underrated movie Malcolm & Marie.

[@tiffanywitherspoon8722]

No offense but Zendaya can’t act.

[@jose9593]

@@tiffanywitherspoon8722 Ok, i respect your opinion. I haven't seen a lot of her movies but i really enjoyed what she did in Malcolm & Marie. Thank you for your reply.

[@Gavin48]

​@tiffanywitherspoon8722 she can act. But is just miscast

[@ItsBugsy]

Watching as I know this review will be unbiased & accurate. Seems initial critic reviews are now always bought & paid for to get the cinema sales boost.

[@sawalhaadderleys]

Entirely agree sadly - thank you for your trust 🎬👍

[@DipayanChowdhury]

YOU'RE SO CUTE, MARK. EVERYTHING YOU SAY LITERALLY SOUNDS JUST SO CUTE.

[@stephschulze4898]

Saw a trailer for this in the cinema and I did cringe a bit… and thought not for me. Do usually like Josh O’Connor, he does have a charm.

[@HaHa-dj9hi]

Just finished it and can confirm the trailer did not do it any justice, its more subtle with a really good score and 3 leads who have great chemistry.

[@lynnesheard8895]

Thanks Marks I think this is going to be a miss for me

[@eireannbullimore7763]

Sick to my bones of love triangle stories. Life is not that complicated or dramatic, it makes for such frustrating and boring plot conflict.