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[QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 2781626, member: 833"]
The Battle of the Sexes should have been a lot better, and I blame mediocre writing.  Carrell was perfect for the part of Bobby Riggs, but the movie didn't quite capture how ridiculous Riggs was in real life.  He is almost entertaining enough to justify his own biopic, but he comes across kind of flat in the movie, and there is a ton of unnecessary exposition to describe him, when better writers should have been able to show you what he is like. The movie should have been a lot funnier too.

The movie almost made King seem too complex, like it was running down a checklist of emotions and characteristics.  This was a fascinating time in society and women's sports, and better writers would have shown you what King was like by how she navigated through this Era.  Instead, King comes across as almost a narrator.

The final scene was just boring.  I know they had to use body doubles for the tennis match, but the director should have been able to hide that fact a little better.

This movie is a 6, when it should have been a 9.
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