King Richard [2021]

Year:	2021
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Genre:	Biography, Drama, Sports
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Director	Reinaldo Marcus Green
Selected Cast	Will Smith as Richard Williams
	Aunjanue Ellis as Brandi Williams
	Saniyya Sidney as Venus Williams
	Demi Singleton as Serena Williams

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zabadak ● 13th Oct 2022		BFI London Film Festival 2021 mailout :read: Will Smith delivers one of his best performances as the ambitious father of two sporting prodigies in this rousing, hugely enjoyable biopic. In the Compton suburbs of the early 1990s, Richard Williams has his sights firmly set on superstardom for his two young daughters, Venus and Serena. Despite having no formal training, the go-getting father has spent years painstakingly teaching his girls the art of tennis at the rundown local courts. Venus and Serena’s raw talents are undeniable, but there is only so far Richard’s tutelage can take them. What the pair need is the backing of a professional coach. Luckily Richard has a plan (a 78-page plan, in fact), and he will stop at nothing to guarantee his daughters become world champions. Like all the best sports movies, Reinaldo Marcus Green’s captivating biopic (exec-produced by Serena, Venus and their sister Isha Price) is at heart a tale of triumph over adversity, detailing the lengths one determined father will go to ensure a place for his children in the privileged and overwhelmingly white world of tennis. In a uniformly excellent cast, Will Smith is electrifying in the title role, while rising stars Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton serve a pair of aces as the aspiring tennis legends. Michael Blyth



zabadak ● 20th Sep 2022		From the BFI website :happy: In the Compton suburbs of the early 1990s, Richard Williams has his sights firmly set on superstardom for his two young daughters, Venus and Serena. Despite having no formal training, the go-getting father has spent years painstakingly teaching his girls the art of tennis at the rundown local courts. Venus and Serena’s raw talents are undeniable, but there is only so far Richard’s tutelage can take them. What the pair need is the backing of a professional coach. Luckily Richard has a plan (a 78-page plan, in fact), and he will stop at nothing to guarantee his daughters become world champions. Like all the best sports movies, Reinaldo Marcus Green’s captivating biopic (exec-produced by Serena, Venus and their sister Isha Price) is at heart a tale of triumph over adversity, detailing the lengths one determined father will go to ensure a place for his children in the privileged and overwhelmingly white world of tennis. In a uniformly excellent cast, Will Smith is electrifying in the title role, while rising stars Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton serve a pair of aces as the aspiring tennis legends. Michael Blyth



jaimeeduardo 🍰 21st Sep 2021

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