Borg vs McEnroe (2017)

I've zero interest in tennis, but it didn't matter because the film is a character-driven piece about two determined men more than about the sport itself. Rivals in the media, opposites in approach but less so beneath the surface, the story gets under the skin of Swedish Björn Borg (Sverrir Gudnason) and American John McEnroe (Shia LaBeouf) as they approach and face off in the 1980 Wimbledon final. It probes their moods and modes, their rituals and reasoning, and, unexpectedly but crucially, explores their teenage years.
Language is English and Swedish, but it favours the latter conceptually more and is all the better for it, in all likelihood being more understated and singular in focus than any US made version of events would strive to be.
The cast are excellent, too (even LaBeouf), effectively conveying the isolation and pressure that each one is under, in his/her own way.

4 serious calls out of 5