Final Set

Name: Final Set
Genre: Drama, Sport
Released: August 27, 2021
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Alex Lutz, Ana Girardot, Damien Gouy, Jürgen Briand, Kristin Scott Thomas

2021

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Film Movement | Release Date: August 27, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Alex Lutz, Ana Girardot, Damien Gouy, Jürgen Briand, Kristin Scott Thomas, Leny Mitjana, Quentin Reynaud, Tariq Bettahar, Victor Ouvrard, Yanaïs Laurent

Summary: Once described as a young professional tennis prodigy, Thomas (Alex Lutz) never had the career in the game he had hoped for. At 37, he decides to return to the French Open at Rolland Garros, in spite of his declining physical fitness and shattered knee. Although his wife Eve (Ana Girardot) and mother Judith (Kirstin Scott Thomas) advise himOnce described as a young professional tennis prodigy, Thomas (Alex Lutz) never had the career in the game he had hoped for. At 37, he decides to return to the French Open at Rolland Garros, in spite of his declining physical fitness and shattered knee. Although his wife Eve (Ana Girardot) and mother Judith (Kirstin Scott Thomas) advise him to give up on his unlikely ambition, Thomas obsessively perseveres. He will have to face his own demons as well as the intense competitive qualifying rounds to reach the tournament and eventually face a young tennis genius who disturbingly reminds him of his younger self.… Expand

Director: Quentin Reynaud

Genre(s): Drama, Sport

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 105 min

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Movie Nation Roger Moore

Aug 31, 2021

In keeping it simple and personal, Reynaud finds the sweet-spot in a movie whose ebb and flow we know by heart, whose finale is the one we’re almost sure to expect. Read full review

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Brent_Marchant

Aug 27, 2021

It's easy for sports movies to fall into the trap of being corny, cliched and trite. However, director Quentin Reynaud's second feature takes the genre a step further, serving up an engaging, thoughtful character study about an aging French tennis star (and onetime prodigy) seeking toIt's easy for sports movies to fall into the trap of being corny, cliched and trite. However, director Quentin Reynaud's second feature takes the genre a step further, serving up an engaging, thoughtful character study about an aging French tennis star (and onetime prodigy) seeking to finally live up to his potential before his failing physical condition forces him into retirement. In doing so, however, he must not only deal with those ailments, but also face the psychological demons that have dogged him throughout his career. While some elements of the story are a little repetitive and occasionally predictable, the film nevertheless offers viewers a fresh take on issues like drive, obsession and the price we're willing to pay to realize a cherished goal, no matter what the milieu. The picture's fine performances, ethereal score and artfully filmed tennis matches mix well, adding to a narrative that seeks to go beyond the expected and ordinary. "Final Set" definitely delivers more than what one might anticipate, advancing a genre that all too often takes the easy route, and one can hardly find fault with that.… Expand

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