Challengers - Rivalen - Kritiken

...serves up a grand slam of psychosexual passion and tension.

It’s extravagantly goofy. But it’s also hilarious and wonderful, because it’s an objective correlative for how far the film will go to entertain you. 

Zendaya gives one of her most electric performances yet.

Enhanced by layered physical performances from Mike Faist, Zendaya, and Josh O'Connor, the result is one of the sexiest and most electric dramas of 2024.

t’s a vibrating tribute to the buzz of anticipation, of conquest, of sacrifice, betrayal, regret, failure. The whole damn lot; the thrill of it all.

It’s smart and sexy and engaging, from the whip-smart dialogue and Jonathan Anderson’s playful costuming down to the note-perfect supporting actors Darnell Appling (who is also Zendaya’s long-time assistant) and Joan Mcshane.

The three stars bring playful energy to director Luca Guadagnino's tennis romp.

...isn’t really a film for tennis fans—it’s a film for fans of guys being a little gay for each other, and also fans of the kind of explosive yearning that’s even hotter than the sex scenes we all like to complain don’t exist anymore.

...by the time you’ve finished Challengers, you’re going to want a rematch to see what you missed the first time.

A pulsating tale that's sure to get deuces flowing.

Luca Guadagnino’s three-hander is crazy sexy, crazy cool.

Zendaya’s titillating tennis drama is one of the year’s best movies.