The Big Picture On the surface, Challengers looks like the most conventional and straightforward film of Luca Guadagnino’s career. Coming off the horror-romance Bones and All, the coming-of-age TV miniseries We Are Who We Are, and the bonkers update of Dario Argento with Suspiria, Challengers almost seems quaint in comparison. Frankly, a love/lust triangle set in the world of tennis starring three of Hollywood’s best up-and-comers doesn’t scream “Luca Guadagnino.
Early on, Guadagnino’s camera gets extremely close to the bodies of our three characters, showing the scars that each of them wears from years of play. Tashi has a vertical scar running up her knee, while Art has several dings on his arms that we assume are from years of high-competition tennis.
It’s also a delight to see Faist and O’Connor in this form, with performances that are playful and unbelievably horny. They're so much fun to watch together in their early scenes as kids, and as we see this relationship transform over their careers, they are also able to present the complicated feelings they have towards each other and Tashi with that same level of excitement and intensity.
But naturally, this wouldn’t work without Guadagnino’s careful hand and editor Marco Costa’s incredible job at making sure this convoluted story doesn’t become too much to handle. Guadagnino knows how to build tension in every scene, whether it’s an unbearable lust that our characters can’t seem to shake, or the intensity of a tennis match where seemingly anything can happen.
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