A Silly and Fun Date Movie

Rating: 5/10 (20 September 2004)

This is a silly little date movie. My theater was full of teenage girls (in fact, a whole high school cheerleading squad was there!) and couples. That's about the right demographic for the film. It's cute and romantic. Despite the title, you don't have to like tennis either to enjoy the film. My date liked it a lot and he hates tennis. It's formulaic as I expected but that didn't necessarily detract from it because sometimes it's nice to know that there is going to be a happy ending.
The film is successful because of Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst, who are both so charming and so sweet that you feel the sugar rush as soon as the film starts. So I liked it in a date-movie kind of way. Take your significant other or girlie friends - it's a good time.