Andrew Pulver 

Venus and Serena – review

An otherwise guarded insight into the lives of the Williams sisters is rescued by the eccentricities of their father, writes Andrew Pulver
  
  

Venus and Serena Williams
Sister act … Venus and Serena Williams Photograph: PR

This profile of the sibling titans of women's tennis has the unavoidable feel of the "official" film about it, but some good stuff does emerge – largely due to the eccentricities of father Richard, with his scattered offspring and fancy new wife. The sisters themselves reveal a little, mostly because of Serena's unguarded imperiousness; but as a study of sports supercelebrity it's a tad subdued.

 

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