King Richard has been receiving rave reviews as well as mixed reviews about the focus being on Venus & Serena’s father.
Venus and Serena’s half-sister is also upset about the portrayal of Richard Williams in the film.
She said, “It’s a comedy, no? How can you make a movie by telling half the story? It suddenly starts with dad and his new wife Oracene and their children. It’s like nothing happened before. I think the title is completely over the top. He thinks he’s the king of the world, but no one that’s ever been around him thinks he’s King Richard. It is an outrageous title, but to truth be told, it fits him.”
She continued, “How do you leave a baby? I was eight years old, and he left under the pretense ‘I’, gonna get you a bike?’ I can laugh about it now.”
Have you seen the movie? What do you think? Do you think Will Smith did a great job?