They've made the sport more interesting, both as black athletes and as women...we left Venus and Serena inspired us to get out in the sun and get moving. And call our siblings.

| Original Score: B | Aug 13, 2013

They're perfect American drama queens. All that's missing is a last act.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 28, 2013

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.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 27, 2013

An amiable enough overview, with the occasional 'say what?' moment.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 25, 2013

Does the film pull back the curtain on who they are and what drives them? Not so much.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 24, 2013

How much new does Venus and Serena have to tell us? Not enough.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 17, 2013

An engaging, warts-and-all look at the Williams sisters.

| May 15, 2013

Fans 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.

| May 10, 2013

The movie offers up much fascinating then-and-now footage.

| Original Score: B- | May 10, 2013

An insightful look into the remarkable rise of the tennis-playing Williams sisters.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 10, 2013

Any tennis fan interested in a straight-up account of what makes these fiercely talented players tick ... will find much to enjoy in "Venus and Serena."

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 10, 2013

Think of this movie as a greatest-hits package, with some good stuff to show but nothing very new to say.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 9, 2013

What is clear, over and above everything else, is that these women, who are often in need of a best friend, have it in each other.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 9, 2013

Lively if slightly worshipful ...

| May 9, 2013

The filmmakers remain admirably unbiased, a rarity in biographical documentaries. They neither worship nor vilify their subject, but allow her to define herself on her own unapologetically complex terms.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 9, 2013

What comes across most strongly is the genuine, overpowering love these two women have for each other, even when they're in direct competition.

| Original Score: B- | May 9, 2013

The film works best as a primer, as it would take a miniseries to do justice to all that the sisters have accomplished in the face of obvious obstacles and naked double standards.

| May 7, 2013

Once Venus and Serena flips through the duo's collection of greatest hits and hissy fits, it settles into a groove of lip service from famous people ...

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 7, 2013

Opting for inspiration over insight, Venus and Serena is a starry-eyed pop doc that cannot transcend its scattershot, for-fans-only filmmaking.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 7, 2013