Wimbledon: Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Jon Favreau, Sam Neill, Bernard Hill, Eleanor Bron, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Austin Nichols, Robert Lindsay, James McAvoy, John McEnroe, Chris Evert, Richard Loncraine, Debra Hayward, Eric Fellner, Liza Chasin, Mary Richards, Adam Brooks, Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin: Amazon.ca: Video

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4.0 out of 5 stars I was unexpectedly surprised by this film :), Jan 10 2007

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M. B. Alcat "Curiosity killed the cat, but sa... (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wimbledon (Widescreen) (DVD)

"Wimbledom" is told from the point of view of Peter Cort, a player that at the beginning of the movie defines his place in tennis quite accurately. In his words, "Presently ranked 119th in the world. Sport is cruel. Now I know it doesn't sound too bad. Four million tennis players in the world, and I'm 119th. But what that really means is this - 118 guys out there are faster, stronger, better and younger. And it gets you thinking".

The plot of this movie is simple: two professional tennis players meet at Wimbledom, and start falling in love. One is Peter Cort (Paul Bettany), playing his last tournament before retirement, and very accustomed to losing. The other is Lizzie Bradbury (Kirsten Dunst), a budding tennis star playing her first Wimbledom, a young woman that loves to win and is good at it. Their relationship starts to have unexpected results, as Lizzie impresses on Peter some of her on-court aggressiveness, and he stars to win, to the amazement of everybody (including himself). Of course, there is more to the plot of this film than that, but what would be the point of watching it then?.

All in all, I can say that I was unexpectedly surprised by this film. The truth is, it is really good, even if you are not much into tennis (and yes, that is my case). It isn't a classic, and it isn't perfect, but it is an excellent choice if you like movies that are a good mixture of romance and comedy. If you do, I highly recommend "Wimbledom" to you :)

Belen Alcat

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4.0 out of 5 stars Charming!, Feb 16 2010

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This review is from: Wimbledon (Widescreen) (DVD)

This was a charming, lovely funny, romantic film. It's that rare romcom told mostly from his point of view. His is the stronger, more interesting character and Paul Bettany pulls it off with boyish charm and oh so British modesty. The conflict between the couple was believable and natural. And James McAvoy's turn as the conniving brother is not to be missed.

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3.0 out of 5 stars it almost worked for me(but not quite) (2.7/5), Sep 8 2007

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falcon "disdressed12" (canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wimbledon (Widescreen) (DVD)

i was kinda disappointed by this movie.it wasn't a horrible movie.i
just thought they could have done more with it.it's sort of a romantic
comedy,but really more of a tennis movie.the tennis scenes are one of
the strong points of the movie.they looked real to me.i believed that
the actors could be tennis players.the romance aspect was not bad.i
thought the two leads(Kirsten Dunst,Paul Bettany)had some chemistry.but
i just felt there was something missing.i'm not sure what it was.all i
can say is this movie didn't quite do it for me.it was certainly
watchable and not boring,but not quite compelling either.having said
that i give "Wimbledon"a 2.7/5

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3.0 out of 5 stars generic romantic comedy
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