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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 26 Sep 2017

The movie is stretching credibility a bit far when it comes to establishing the lasting significance of the freakish contest which ends this saga…

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By Jake Wilson (570) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 26 Sep 2017

Battle of the Sexes is a film as concerned with the present as the past…

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By Elizabeth Kiefer (7) for Refinery29 (181) on 26 Sep 2017

Battle of the Sexes gets it right where it counts by conveying the complexity of Billie Jean King's story - and reminding us all that the fight…

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By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 26 Sep 2017

The movie, as relevant now as the story was then, lacks the same spark as live tennis, but the two stars are equally dynamic and unforgettable…

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By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 25 Sep 2017

Battle of the Sexes thrives as a crowd-pleasing sports story with charm to spare, even as it sugarcoats the real-life events that inspired it…

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By Jason Bailey (832) for Flavorwire (598) on 25 Sep 2017

The problem is that King's story is so much more compelling than Riggs', so (in spite of Carell's best efforts), the character just becomes…

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By Adam Nayman (350) for The Ringer (285) on 25 Sep 2017

The level of craft and intelligence that goes into making a movie that affects an audience like this one does is not inconsiderable…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 24 Sep 2017

Battle of the Sexes breaks little new ground as either a sports film or a lesbian romance, but it’s lively, funny, and, if you’re unlucky…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 24 Sep 2017

If Battle of the Sexes is unsurprising to a fault, it’s by no means a double fault. The movie is very entertaining…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for PopMatters (2,617) on 24 Sep 2017

When the movie finally turns to the climactic match, complete with excited volley-by-volley coverage and roaring crowd, the whiplash takes…

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By Vicky Roach (269) for Daily Telegraph (Australia) (376) on 24 Sep 2017

Battle Of the Sexes is a well-played crowd pleaser with a decent backhand volley…

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By Soraya Nadia Mcdonald (30) for The Undefeated (30) on 24 Sep 2017

The big issue with Battle of the Sexes may just be how much territory it cedes to Riggs, or rather, Carell-as-Riggs, who frankly kinda steals…

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By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 23 Sep 2017

Despite great turns by Stone and Carell, BATTLE OF THE SEXES would have done better with a wittier, nuanced script and less clunky, anachronistic…

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By Kristen Lopez (178) for The Young Folks (1,024) on 23 Sep 2017

Battle of the Sexes is about so much more than its sport…

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By Clayton Davis (240) for AwardsCircuit.com (450) on 22 Sep 2017

Headlined by another Oscar-worthy performance from Emma Stone, the film aches with an impressive and touching tale of self-discovery…

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By Max Cea (15) for Salon.com (2,725) on 22 Sep 2017

There are more artistically inspired versions of the Battle of the Sexes story, but in art, like in tennis, the moment dictates the shot; this…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 22 Sep 2017

Best not when it is preaching to us but, rather, in those moments when both King and Riggs drop their public faces and reveal the roiling underneath…

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By Jason Guerrasio (61) for Business Insider (73) on 21 Sep 2017

A movie that will leave you with a good feeling coming out of the theater…

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By Betsy Bozdech (64) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 21 Sep 2017

Moving dramedy serves up sexism, sexuality; lots of smoking…

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By Tony Medley (1,109) for Tolucan Times (639) on 21 Sep 2017

The concentration on sex serves to belittle the enormous risk King took in boycotting the Pacific Southwest Tournament and the revolution she…

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