Enjoyable Piece of Fluff

Rating: 5/10 (30 June 2005)

Wimbledon is an enjoyable piece of fluff but it does very little to try to distinguish itself from the other films in the same genre. In this romantic sports comedy, Paul Bettany plays Peter Colt, a tennis player whose bad luck changes when he scores a wild card entry into the Wimbledon tournament. There he meets and falls in love with American tennis star Lizzie Bradbury (Kirsten Dunst), but can his luck hold out for much longer? The plot sounds stupid but the two leads really help make this film more watch able. Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst have enough chemistry between them to make you care about the film more while your watching it. They make the film enjoyable to watch and have some funny scenes together as well. The only problem I had with them was their age. Peter is 31 but Lizzie's age is never revealed. The relationship seemed kind of wrong since she could have been 18 or something. The rest of the cast all give good performances as well and my favorite supporting character was James McAvoy, who played Peter's brother. Richard Loncraine directs and does a decent job but doesn't really try anything new either. There is really nothing wrong with this film as its executed well. Its just a film we have all seen before and we have seen it done better. This film is very by-the-numbers and its hard not to see where its going. Its not that long though as its only 98 minutes long so its not too much of a punishment to watch. If you don't like tennis then avoid this film as it will most likely bore you to tears. If you do enjoy tennis then this film might be worth checking out. I do enjoy playing tennis but I don't really watch it. Luckily, the tennis matches in this film are exciting to watch. In the end, this film isn't horrible but it really isn't very memorable either so if you enjoy tennis and your in the mood for a piece of harmless fluff then rent this film, If you don't, then its better if you just skip this film. Rating 7/10