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Title: Wimbledon (2004)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kirsten Dunst | ... | Lizzie Bradbury | |
| Paul Bettany | ... | Peter Colt | |
| Sam Neill | ... | Dennis Bradbury | |
| Jon Favreau | ... | Ron Roth | |
| Bernard Hill | ... | Edward Colt | |
| Eleanor Bron | ... | Augusta Colt | |
| Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | ... | Dieter Prohl | |
| Austin Nichols | ... | Jake Hammond | |
| Robert Lindsay | ... | Ian Frazier | |
| James McAvoy | ... | Carl Colt | |
| John McEnroe | ... | John McEnroe | |
| Chris Evert | ... | Court Commentator Chris Evert | |
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Mary Carillo | ... | Court Commentator Mary Carillo |
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John Barrett | ... | Court Commentator John Barrett |
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Kyle Hyde | ... | Monte Carlo Opponent |
Peter Colt, an English tennis player in his thirties whose ranking slipped from 11th to 119th in the world, considers he never really had to fight for anything as his wealthy but all but close family easily put him through studies and allowed him to pursue his tennis ambitions, bravely exchanges jokes with his German sparring partner Dieter Prohl, in a similar position, but feels it's about time to admit he's getting too old to compete with fitter coming men (or boys) and intends, after a last Wimbledon, to take a job with the prestigious tennis club instead. Just then, by accident, he bumps into Lizzie Bradbury, the American rising star of female tennis, falls in love with her and finds her interest in him changes his entire perception, even gives him the strength to win again. But where will it lead them, especially when her overprotective father-manager Dennis Bradbury proves determined to nip their relationship in the bud, believing it detrimental to her career? Written by KGF Vissers
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"Wimbledon" is another one of those agreeable, English-flavored romantic comedies which in years past would have starred a stammering Hugh Grant. This time the principals are professional tennis players and the setting is Wimbledon. Paul Bettany makes for a good romantic lead in the Grant mold without the latter's sometimes annoying cloying and also is convincing as a tennis player at the tail end of his career. But Kirsten Dunst, the love interest, while giving a very likable performance, does not look her part. She also is not helped by the screenplay, which does not present her as a particularly compelling match. In fact, the character seems more like one that usually would be set up as the rival, missing the elements of the "intended". Further causing the film to come across less than compelling: Every character, save one, is nice, making it nearly conflict-free. Not a waste of time, but nothing memorable, "Wimbledon" is a tension-free, pick-me-up: The movie equivalent of a lightly-flavored carbonated water: effervescent, but lacking any distinct taste.