
Ever since Venus and Serena Williams started playing in tennis tournaments, they've provoked strong reactions - from awe and admiration to suspicion and resentment. They've been winning championships for over a decade, pushing the limits of longevity in such a demanding sport. How long can they last? In Venus & Serena, we gain unprecedented access into their lives during the most intimidating year of their career. Over the course of 2011, Venus grappled with an energy-sapping... (Full plot summary below)
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Ever since Venus and Serena Williams started playing in tennis tournaments, they've provoked strong reactions - from awe and admiration to suspicion and resentment. They've been winning championships for over a decade, pushing the limits of longevity in such a demanding sport. How long can they last? In Venus & Serena, we gain unprecedented access into their lives during the most intimidating year of their career. Over the course of 2011, Venus grappled with an energy-sapping autoimmune disease while Serena battled back from a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. Neither Venus nor Serena let their adversities hold them back. They drew their greatest strength from each other.
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| AALBC.comKam WilliamsRevealing biopic examines roots and rise of world-class Williams sisters. |
| Washington PostLiz ClarkeThe documentary also reveals the sisters’ almost symbiotic closeness. They live together most of the year, cook together, do karaoke together and joke about how difficult it would be if one chose to get married. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenThis documentary shows that the Williams sisters have always been judged by a different standard than everyone else, except in terms of wins and losses. It is the Williams family against the world, and they like it that way. |
| VarietyAlissa SimonAn engaging, warts-and-all look at the Williams sisters. |
| The PlaylistKimber MyersVenus and Serena wins points for sharing an intimate, not-always-flattering view of the sisters that isn’t PR-friendly. |
| amNewYorkRobert LevinLess hagiography than a movie about an unusual, fascinating bond between sisters. |
| TheWrapAlonso DuraldeFans probably won't learn much they don't already know, but the film covers enough ground to feel like the movie equivalent of one of those lengthy, in-depth articles you used to get in the magazine of your Sunday newspaper. |
| Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreThe fact that Serena, ranked number one again this year — the oldest woman (31) ever so ranked — means that their story isn’t over, and that if a skeptic wants to finally appreciate their historic impact on the game, he or she still has time to come around. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole Smithey...those hoping to better understand the physical and mental struggles that Serena and Venus Williams have gone through in their commitment to tennis, will be richly rewarded. |
| Total FilmSteve O'BrienIt doesn't quite get inside their heads, but it's brimming with vigour - rather like the girls themselves. |