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Positive:
6
Mixed:
5
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0
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Critic Reviews
Jan 13, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Highly polished documentary. ... There are sufficient moments in "Break Point" that for purely athletic reasons will leave an audience on the edge of its seat, even if it knows what the outcome of a match will be. ... There's enough player access and candid moments captured in "Break Point" to establish beyond a doubt the self-absorption of the world's best players. But also enough insight to win them sympathy.
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The TelegraphJan 13, 2023
Jan 11, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Netflix’s pleasingly watchable sports serial. ... “Break Point” makes a strong case for having cameras there to capture what thoughts play out in those moments, and helped convert a onetime serious watcher who hasn’t had time for the sport since Sharapova’s heyday into someone who will be seated for this year’s grand slams. For the filmmakers behind this project, that’s game, set and match.
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Jan 12, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Competitors are unguarded to an occasionally detrimental extreme, which makes Netflix’s Break Point seem immediately less revelatory than its predecessor. But the 10-episode series about the 2022 professional tennis season still has exceptional photography, a carefully curated selection of stars and enough on- and off-court drama to hook those with even casual curiosity.
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The Observer (UK)Sep 10, 2024
Season 2 Review:
Break Point's second series has the advantage of two wonderful young gun storylines of its own: the (spoiler alert!) grand slam triumphs of Carlos Alcaraz (Wimbledon) and Coco Gauff (US Open). How it deals with Alexander Zverev, a top player undergoing a domestic violence investigation, is a stark failure, however.
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Jan 26, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Break Point only gives us this inside look at a player’s strategic thought process a few times over its first five episodes. For the most part, it instead relies on close-ups of players striking the ball, as majestic as they are repetitive, while dramatic music gooses the stakes.
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The Observer (UK)Sep 10, 2024
Season 1 Review:
The opener features “bad boy” racket-smasher Nick Kyrgios, but even he’s a bit underpowered here. It’s telling that the most riveting sequence in five episodes features Nadal’s pre-match warm-up, involving some brazenly alpha (read: intimidating) bouncing about. I haven’t lost hope (yet) but I’m not sure Break Point is serving aces.
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