2021 · drama · biography · sports
King Richard
Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green2h 24m2021
The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in history.
Our read: King Richard (2021) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded drama · biography · sports entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, measured drama / biography, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, measured.
- warm
- brisk
- redemptive
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