- Film Review
- Reviewed By Ian Freer
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3 out of 5
This romantic comedy from the Working Title production line follows the same likeable lines as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Bridget Jones's Diary. Paul Bettany takes on the role of fading British tennis player Peter Colt, who's facing his last Wimbledon but gets fuel-injected when he falls for US tennis prodigy Lizzie Bradbury (Kirsten Dunst). Richard Loncraine's movie is great on the loser mentality of British sport, and the actual matches are thrillingly souped up by some decent CGI effects (as well as the pithy punditry of John McEnroe and Chris Evert). However, away from tennis, Wimbledon doesn't really nail either the comedic or romantic spots. It's amusing rather than hilarious, sweet as opposed to heartfelt - perhaps the smarts and sparkle of a Richard Curtis screenplay would have helped here. Still, Bettany and Dunst do the diffident Brit-meets-brash-Yank relationship well and both have an appealing charm.
Plot Summary
Romantic sports comedy starring Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany. Fading British tennis star Peter Colt prepares philosophically for his last All England Championships. But his attraction to American ace Lizzie Bradbury improves his performance dramatically, and it seems that Peter may have a final chance to win the prestigious competition after all.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Lizzie Bradbury
- Kirsten Dunst
- Peter Colt
- Paul Bettany
- Dennis Bradbury
- Sam Neill
- Ron Roth
- Jon Favreau
- Edward Colt
- Bernard Hill
- Augusta Colt
- Eleanor Bron
- Dieter Prohl
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Jake Hammond
- Austin Nichols
- Ian Frazier
- Robert Lindsay
- Carl Colt
- James McAvoy
- John McEnroe
- John McEnroe
- Chris Evert
- Chris Evert
Crew
- Director
- Richard Loncraine
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