The Wimbledon Collection - The 2004 Official Film
Wimbledon: The 2004 Official Filmfeatures the championship runs of Roger Federerer and Maria Sharapova.  While beating Andy Roddick was just another day at the office for the top-ranked Federerer, Russian teen Sharapova turned heads by offering a fresh new face on the women's tour, and it didn't hurt a bit that the face looked like that of a model--"Anna Kournikova with a title," she was quickly dubbed.  Other moments of the fortnight captured here include Goran Ivanesevic's farewell, the scoring controversy that might have cost Venus Williams a match, and--because this is a British production--Tim Henman's latest attempt to keep the Wimbledon crown at home.  At only 52 minutes, however, there's not a whole lot of time to devote to actual game footage, and the camera has a dizzying habit of cutting to a close-up of a player in the middle of a point, making it hard to follow the action.  The short running time makesWimbledon: The 2004 Official Filmfeel somewhat like a relic from the VHS days, but it certainly looks good in anamorphic widescreen.--David Horiuchi