Challengers

William Eguizabal of FilmSnobReviews

2024-07-11

A technically brilliant piece of cinema and one of 2024’s truly best films. Acting, aces. Direction, solid. Script, top notch. Read more

Jeffrey Rex Bertelsen of I'm Jeffrey Rex

2024-05-06

It is an exhilarating film from start to finish whose only false notes are the overwhelming amount of times it jumps around in its non-linearly unfolding narrative. Read more

Bob Mann of One Mann's Movies

2024-04-28

Is this the best tennis-set film ever made? Yes, I think it probably is. Although overlong, the film sizzles with energy. This is both physical (with sweat cascading into the lens at various points) and sexual (with palpable tension between the three corners of the love triangle). A cracking film that came as a real surprise. Read more

Garry Arnot of Cinema Perspective

2024-04-25

A compelling rally of lust, love, and lobs, director Luca Guadagnino finds a cinematic sweetspot with Challengers and with a central trio of performers that more than rise to the occasion, he serves up a deafening, definitive ace. Read more

Alex Brannan of CineFiles Movie Reviews

2024-04-26

What makes it easy to forgive these minor issues is the film’s cast. Zendaya, Faist, and O’Connor give the best performances I’ve seen this year to date. Read more

George Wolf of Maddwolf

2024-04-26

Zendaya, Faist and O’Connor deftly handle the growth of their characters from fresh-faced teens to hardened adults. All three deliver terrific, well-defined performances, and Challengers quickly becomes a film to get lost in, where you’re happy to be hanging on every break point. Read more

Don Shanahan of Every Movie Has a Lesson

2024-04-12

While no one is going to shatter a racket on the ground in frustration for getting more melodrama to play with, there’s about three twists too many, even if you’re hanging for every one of them. Read more

Eric Hillis of The Movie Waffler

2024-04-27

For all the flashy visuals - which ironically come courtesy of Sayombhu Mukdeeprom – this is a movie that's all about performance, both of the athletes at the centre of its story and of the three young stars embodying them. Read more

Filipe Freitas of Always Good Movies

2024-05-02

Despite the promising setup, Challengers fails to fully capitalize on its potential. I don’t see it as a very grown up movie, and was craving for more clever twists in the plot. These charming threesome never hit the ball with enough ability to make it over the net. Read more

Kurt Velghe of De Filmrecensent

2024-05-03

Ondanks enkele inzinkingen, behoudt Challengers zijn greep op het publiek door zijn visuele flair en sterke acteerprestaties. Read more

Jordy Gomes of De Filmrecensent

2024-04-30

Challengers is een beetje aan de lange kant en kan door het frequent schakelen tussen de jaartallen soms wat warrig overkomen. Desondanks tillen het acteerwerk en de onconventionele presentatie deze sportfilm naar een hoger niveau. Het is misschien geen grand slam, maar toch een sterke overwinning. Read more

Axel Karsdorp of Filmdomein

2024-09-24

Challengers vraagt veel van de kijker en biedt uiteindelijk minder dan je zou verwachten gezien het boeiende uitgangspunt. Ondanks aardige acteerprestaties van de getalenteerde cast, is de film door flink wat visuele vondsten uiteindelijk vooral ‘style over substance’ geworden... Read more

Gwen Becoolsodapop of Be Cool, Sodapop

2024-05-03

Challengers is een tennisfilm vol drama en intrige, maar schiet wat mij betreft tekort om een onderhoudende film te zijn. Read more

Dax Vercauteren of MoviePulp

2024-04-29

Challengers is toch vooral een preutse bedoeling, iets wat we misschien wel hadden verwacht van Zendaya maar niet van Luca Guadagnino. Read more