'King Richard': Social Media Shows Love to Will Smith for Portrayal of Venus and Serena Williams' Father
Near Perfect
Review: King Richard 4.5/5 🌟's
In a role that catapults him to the top of this year's Oscar Race, Will Smith resurrects his career with "King Richard". Smith gives a nuanced look at fatherhood backed by a powerhouse of emotion. Without question, Smith's best outing since "Ali". pic.twitter.com/JNcdu33OGR
— Cinema Tweets (@CinemaTweets1) November 14, 2021
One person wrote: "King Richard is a really good film, not great, but really good. Will Smith is excellent and wouldn't surprise me to see him getting a few acting nominations for this one. The world needs more like the Williams family."
Rotten Tomatoes Score
#KingRichard is now #CertifiedFresh at 92% on the #Tomatometer, with 98 reviews: https://t.co/m5ALjMGHxt pic.twitter.com/Gu3QboRaVF
— Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) November 18, 2021
Another person wrote: "If King Richard doesn't win an Oscar I will hate this world even more than I already do right now... What a movie DAMN."
Glowing
Talk about a ✨GLOWING✨review of @KingRichardFilm! #KingRichard https://t.co/cNktIEwtAk
— Corbin (@Dr_CorbinCWong) November 16, 2021
One Twitter used announced: "King Richard is a reminder to those that needed reminding that Will Smith is one of if not THE actor of his generation. Sports movies are at their best when they're not really about sports at all, it's about what goes into it, the people, the sacrifice, the heart!"
Oscar Contender
#KingRichard is a huge Oscar contender across the board, review later today pic.twitter.com/1rVuWSMvmD
— Grace Randolph (@GraceRandolph) November 19, 2021
One fan said: "King Richard – got to be up there with one of the best films I've seen. Venus and Serena really did and had it all… Their journey, coaching and above all, their dad Richard was so encapsulating to view."
Crowd Pleaser
King Richard is the crowd pleaser of the year. A fascinating character study of Richard Williams with a phenomenal performance from future Academy Award winner Will Smith.
Our review:https://t.co/zPapr3e1jQhttps://t.co/zPapr3e1jQ pic.twitter.com/ODHEezmS5l
— The Oscar Expert (@expert_oscar) November 17, 2021
One fan wrote: "Just seen King Richard. What an amazing film. Richard Williams predicted the rise of the sisters before they were even born. Awe inspiring movie..Excellent!!!"
True Movie Star
Will Smith is a true movie star in King Richard – review https://t.co/Eig3DZMfuA
— The Independent (@Independent) November 18, 2021
Another Twitter user said: "King Richard has a few scenes where Will Smith goes full on inspirational mode like in The Pursuit of Happyness. May as well give him the Oscar and make up for past mistakes (insane he lost it in 2007 Ryan Gosling was the only other worthy contender)."
Can't Dislike It
"Even those who don’t care for biopics and sports films will have a difficult time disliking King Richard."
Check out my review of #KingRichard for @theCinemaholic: https://t.co/TtpuWzNjIh
— Nicole Ackman (Taylor’s Version) (@nicoleackman16) November 19, 2021
And this person wrote: "King Richard – surprised by how much I enjoyed this. I was worried that, given the Williams' sisters involvement – it would pull its punches with Richard, and tbf it did, but not as much as I expected it to. I have issues with the "American Dream" as it's neatly sold here...1."