Movie review: Emma Stone scores as Billie Jean King in crowd-pleasing 'Battle of the Sexes'
Engaging and sunny (literally; this is the brightest, squintiest film in months), as far as it goes, "Battle of the Sexes" is a two-headed biopic reluctant to complicate its coming-out story with too many ... complications.
This will not be a problem for most audiences. Collectively, the "Battle of the Sexes" team knows how to please a crowd. The directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris made the wish fulfillment smash "Little Miss Sunshine." The screenwriter Simon Beaufoy wrote the wish fulfillment smash "Slumdog Millionaire." Emma Stone, who plays sports legend Billie Jean King, broke hearts all over the place in the wish fulfillment fantasy
