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Billie Jean is not her lover...

...She’s just a girl that wants to play tennis, but finds it so difficult with all this sexual confusion. BATTLE OF THE SEXES   3.5/5 - Above average. With amazing performances from Emma Stone and Steve Carell, as well as, of course, the entire rest of the cast, it was really difficult to decide how I felt about this film. I went into it hoping for it to be as entertaining as the trailer had made it seem (obviously that is the idea of a trailer but you get what I mean). And it was just that... for about half of the film. So in case you are unfamiliar with the story, which if you’re reading this then I would assume you at least know a bit about the story, or at least have seen the trailer, here is a brief summary: We find ourselves transported back to the early 70’s with a young Billie Jean King who is numero uno, the best female tennis player who has ever lived. This isn’t enough however, as men still refuse to believe that women can be equals, highlighted by the incredible di