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May 20, 2018andreajesse rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I'm old enough to vaguely remember when this battle took place. Unbeknownst to me, a sexual revolution was taking place. I was too young to appreciate the significance of it all. It's an important story to tell and had an impact on society in a few ways. First and foremost, Billie Jean King dared to stand up to the sexist tennis community that allowed women champions to be paid way less than the men. She lead her fellow female tennis players in a revolt and won. Her much publicized match and victory over Bobby Riggs was icing on the feminist cake, but the road was not an easy one and included a lesbian affair that Billie had to keep secret from everyone out of fear of the stir that could cause in the unforgiving 1970s. Emma Stone does a respectable job as Billie. Steve Carell is the spitting of Bobby Riggs and not only in looks. He pulled off all of Bobby's antics brilliantly. The biggest pleasant surprise was Sarah Silverman who steals every scene she's in as the women tennis players' manager.