Welcome to the next movie which will be nominated for Oscar's Best Picture. Based of the true story of Venus and Serina Williams and how their father helps turn them into international tennis stars. The story really is a remarkable one, Richard Williams (played by Will Smith - will he be nominated for this?) had five kids from his first marriage, two with his second and his second wife had three from a previous marriage. Richard's second marriage is what the film focuses in on, raising these five girls, Venus and Serina being his biological kids. He wrote out a plan, an 85 page plan, to turn them into tennis pros. The film portrays Richard poor, working as a security guard in the evening and training his daughters in the day in a scroungy ghetto of L.A., They practice tennis on a crappy court surrounded by bad-ass gangsters who like to talk smack. The whole movie follows the playbook of the underdog sports movie; so yes, it's a bit cliched at times but King Richard, well it delivers an ace down the center line. And I love to root for the underdog. Catch this on in the theatres or on streaming services.
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