King Richard is the Will Smith show and the Academy Award he won for this role is very well deserved. When he's on he's on and when Aunjanue Ellis's there to back him up in their scenes together you get some very powerful stuff.
Anyway King Richard in the end is your kind of typical "biopic". It has the standard beats and the matches at the end are not accurate because we needed the drama. Which is understandable. But the performances are great even by the kids with the two standouts already mentioned. I loved John Bernthal's Mustache and to be honest, it didn't really feel like a 2 and a half hour movie. Which is always a good sign.
I love sports movies, always find them interesting and especially if they have the matches in it, which King Richard has and I must say they do look good. But in the end I was maybe expecting a bit more for a best picture nominated movie.
Still King Richard is worth a watch for the performances by Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis and Bernthal's Mustache!
Shout by Lars SievalVIP EP 7BlockedParent2022-06-05T22:43:14Z
"Venus and Serena gon' shake up this world."
King Richard is the Will Smith show and the Academy Award he won for this role is very well deserved. When he's on he's on and when Aunjanue Ellis's there to back him up in their scenes together you get some very powerful stuff.
Anyway King Richard in the end is your kind of typical "biopic". It has the standard beats and the matches at the end are not accurate because we needed the drama. Which is understandable. But the performances are great even by the kids with the two standouts already mentioned. I loved John Bernthal's Mustache and to be honest, it didn't really feel like a 2 and a half hour movie. Which is always a good sign.
I love sports movies, always find them interesting and especially if they have the matches in it, which King Richard has and I must say they do look good. But in the end I was maybe expecting a bit more for a best picture nominated movie.
Still King Richard is worth a watch for the performances by Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis and Bernthal's Mustache!