charming, delightful, The way they used to make films.

Rating: 9/10 (15 July 2005)

First let me state I am not a fan of Tennis, in fact I could care less about the game or its players.
I am,however a fan of the Male Star of this film. PAUL BETTANY.
Every time I have seen his films, he always portrays a different character, this time in a romantic comedy.
He portrays a Tennis player ranked 119th, (not a good ranking anywhere), He is invited to play in Wimbledon tennis tournament.
& in same tournament he meets the beautiful, vivacious Kirsten Dunst, a renowned player in the US.
Now of course, when 2 beautiful people meet, you can bet there will be romance. A pre-ordained story form year one at the cinema.
What raises this film much, much higher is the complete likability of every character, even Sam Neil as Kirsten's overly protective father.
Our young hero comes from a well-to-do family of delightful eccentrics.
This charmer is very reminiscent of delightful comedies or the '40's & '50's. Even the now required sex scene between Paul & Kirsten would have passed muster back then.
The Tennis action seems real (not being a fan) I cant say for sure.
I highly recommend this film for all.
IMDb rating 9 out of 10 Star rating 31/2 out 4 point rating 94/100
My ratings may be a bit high, but so entranced by the stars & the likability of all.,& the fact they do not make this type romantic comedy any more, maybe my ratings are not high enough. SEE THE FILM & LET ME KNOW.