Film fans go wild as '10/10 perfect' blockbuster finally hits the screens: ... trends now
Film fans have hailed Challengers '10/10' and 'absolutely phenomenal' as the steamy sports movie was released in cinemas on Friday.
The blockbuster stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy who gives up her career after suffering an injury and becomes a coach.
She begins training her colleague Art, who is played by Mike Faist, whom she falls in love with and marries.
However, Tashi gets entangled in a love triangle when Art is enrolled on the Challenger Tour and faces off against her ex Patrick - played by Josh O'Connor.
The movie has been praised by critics and holds a 91 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and now cinemagoers have doubled down on the great reviews by sharing their thoughts.
Zendaya's new film Challengers has served up an ace with movie critics who praised it for its 'sexy romantic triangle'; Zendaya pictured with co-stars Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, viewers shared: '#Challengers the best movie I've seen all year. Z, Josh, and Mike was f***ing incredible! And I hear talk noms already. It's definitely soo f***ing cool seeing my hometown in movies! And shout out to Darnell for being an amazing umpire ! 10 10 10s across the board!';
'challengers is THE movie of the year. the love triangle, the sexual tension, the dialogue, the score, zendaya. the freaking cinematography. this movie had me stuck to the screen, it was everything and more. movies like this remind me why i love cinema so damn much #Challengers';
'#Challengers is a steamy, sexy sports film set to the pace of a strong tennis match. Bolstered by a killer score, Luca Guadagnino adds a pulse to his style for a story that is admittedly more interesting in execution than in substance. But as far as being hot goes, it's a winner.'
'#Challengers reminds us why we go to the movies. Absolutely electric from beginning to end. I was hung on every single word our three leads spoke. It's been a WHILE since I audibly hollered / clapped when a movie finished, but this did it. THOSE FINAL TEN MINUTES.';
'Challengers is absolutely phenomenal. A perfect blend of high class sports drama and erotic thriller. Zendaya has never been better, owning every moment like the movie star she is. Faist and O'Connor are nearly on her level the entire way. Edited and scored to perfection. 10/10';
'just saw challengers and lemme tell you... NOW THATS CINEMAAAAAA'; 'the ending of Challengers is some of the most exhilarating cinema i've seen in a long time'; 'challengers was so good 10/10';
Cinemagoers shared their thoughts on the movie after critics also gave it rave reviews.
The film was described as a 'slick, sexy, hugely entertaining tennis romantic triangle' by Ty Burr from The Washington Post.
Meanwhile the Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney summarized the film as 'Smart, seductive and bristling with sexual tension' adding that 'Challengers is arguably Luca Guadagnino's most purely pleasurable film to date; it’s certainly his lightest and most playful.'
The movie currently holds a 91% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was praised for being a 'slick, sexy, hugely entertaining tennis romantic triangle' by Ty Burr for The Washington Post
'Smart, seductive and bristling with sexual tension' wrote Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney, adding that 'Challengers is arguably Luca Guadagnino's most purely pleasurable film to date'
'The movie's a paean to hard work and hedonism, and if its pleasures are mostly surface — grass, clay, emotional — it's still been too long since we've had an intelligent frolic like this,' Burr added in his
