though it never justifies the overblown Andre Agassi quote used as its preface ("Every match is a life in miniature"), the picture certainly shows how a single match can be made to feel like the world depends on it
LaBoeuf is good, but his performance is - ironically - desperately serious, as is the tone of this film. Still, the final match is an absolute nail-biter, reminding tennis fans how electric this sport can be
if Metz's film were as serious with its characters as it is with its tone - as flawless as Borg and as fun as McEnroe, rather than the other way around - perhaps it could have amounted to more