Film Review: McEnroe gets in the tennis icon's head

"A flawed genius who was either adored or despised, McEnroe was volatile, petulant, brilliant and driven"

McEnroe: come for the tennis, stay for the relationships

★★★ ★★

It’s telling that the documentary McEnroe (PG) begins with tennis legend John McEnroe talking about the psychology of the game — this is a film that is as interested in what transpired in McEnroe’s head as it is in what happened on the court. The two things, of course, are inextricably linked, and McEnroe is at times shockingly candid about his many shortcomings.