Challengers

First time I've enjoyed watching a sport. They make tennis so intense in this movie and I literally love every single second of it. Josh, Zendaya, and Mike absolutely killed it. This is the first film I've seen Josh in and he's excellent. Patrick wound up being my favorite character and I loved his approach to it. Zendaya killed it as per usual, this was not my first time seeing her. I saw her shine for the first time in Euphoria, which she was very convincing in-- and Tashi is way different than Rue, so it was interesting to see her in a new kind of role. I've always loved Mike Faist (Dear Evan Hansen & West Side Story) but I was scared to see him in something that wasn't a musical, kind of. I didn't think he could do it. He really shines in the second half, though, I think casting him makes perfect sense. Luca Guadagnino is my favorite director of all time (next to Spielberg, Luhrmann, Gerwig... et cetera) so I expected nothing short of perfection, and that's what I got. There are about a hundred shots in this movie that I would literally frame and put up in my house but I'll just talk about three to keep this review short. The camera is the ball, the camera is the court floor, and the shot where Tashi and Patrick argue with the red light over them. I felt like I was there during that final match scene. That's how you know the director nailed it. Anyway, yeah, it was fantastic? That's all I have to say, it's probably my favorite movie to come out of 2024 so excellent work cast and crew!! Go watch it, you will NOT regret it! ♫ Talk Talk - Charli XCX ♫ ♫ Rush - Troye Sivan ♫ ♫ Training Season - Dua Lipa ♫