Review of Battle of the Sexes (2017) by Jluis_001 — 28 Dec 2017

Considering what I thought it would deliver, without a doubt, Battle of the Sexes turned out to be one of the biggest disappointments I've had this year, not only it's pretty boring during its first hour because absolutely nothing of relevance happens, but especially because what it had to be the film's strength becomes only its punchline and most of the film is inclined to be a romantic story and that isn't something necessarily negative but at first the film annouced one thing and ended up going into a different direction, and that was incredibly disappointing.

Emma Stone is too restrained and it's a shame because she could have gone further with the character, while Steve Carrell seems to be in automatic mode of being the douchebag who thinks he's funny when it's merely obnoxious, what a waste. Only Sara Silverman and Andrea Riseborough are the ones who seem to be acting naturally and comfortably.

I wouldn't say people should avoid it, they may find something more interesting in it, but for what I expected, Battle of the Sexes is nothing more than an anecdotal recreation of a real life event.