Twelve Films At Christmas - 6

Battle of the Sexes takes an entertaining view of the 1973 tennis match between self-proclaimed male chauvinist pig Bobbie Riggs and ardent feminist Billie Jean King. It would be easy to paint Riggs unsympathetically but this film has nuance and avoids that trap - Steve Carell gives a winning performance while Emma Stone is believable as King. This is a funny and not unimportant piece of film-making. 7.5/10.