Day 96 - Borg vs McEnroe

Day 96            Borg vs McEnroe [2017]

                          

Screenplay                    Ronnie Sandahl

Director                         Janus Metz Pederson

Cinematography            Niels Thastum

Music                            Vladislav Delay, Jon Ekstrand, Carl-Johan Sevedag & Jonas Struck

Leads                            Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny, Robert Emms

Production                      SF Studios

IMDb                                 7/10

Rotten Tomatoes                79%

Intriguing one this. Needed a short, not-too-intense film to watch with a friend after dinner so picked this because of our mutual love for Shia. Once I had gobbled a delightful nutty pasta down we settled down to watch one of the greatest sports stories out there. The first thing that struck me was how similar Gudnason looks to the famous man he plays (Björn Borg for any readers who don’t know tennis). I also couldn’t get over how glorious Gudnason's mane was – I wonder if there is a way to find out how the hair stylist managed it as yours truly once had hair like that. Enough small talk – on with my opinions. If you like tennis you will like this film. And if you were around to remember this classic match-up then you will like it even more. However, the movie itself is pretty average. I thought the acting was good from Shia and Gudnason, it was filmed well, and the story was easy to follow. My review doesn’t sound so exhilarating itself, but that is so it matches the film. There was nothing that made it stand out and a short, not-too-intense film is exactly what we got.

Acting                            3 / 4

Writing                           2 / 4

Cinematography             3 / 4

Music                             3 / 4

HWF rating             2.5 / 4