2017 · drama · history · sports
Borg vs McEnroe
Directed by Janus Metz1h 48m2017
The Swedish Björn Borg and the American John McEnroe, the best tennis players in the world, maintain a legendary duel during the 1980 Wimbledon tournament.
Our read: Borg vs McEnroe (2017) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded drama · history · sports entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, measured drama / history, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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“You want Wimbledon pressure, icy control versus volcanic temper, and a legendary tiebreak.”
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