Wimbledon Movie Review 2004

Harmlessly predictable romantic comedy set in the tennis world, where weary 30-something Brit Peter Colt (Bettany) is coming to the end of his career with his final Wimbledon tournament. He meets cute with aggressive American super-player Lizzie Bradbury (Dunst), who's managed by her control-freak dad, Dennis (Neill). Lizzie's up for a little serve-and-volley and Peter suddenly finds his game (not to mention his love life) reinvigorated. Suddenly, he's a contender! But Lizzie is having second thoughts when love interferes with her concentration. After all, love in tennis is a big zero. Bettany is all self-deprecating charm while Dunst manages to be both smug and vulnerable.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 98 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Tennis, London, Sports Comedies

Screenplay

Adam Brooks, Jennifer Flacket, Marc Levin

Cast

Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Sam Neill, Jon Favreau, Bernard Hill, Eleanor Bron, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Austin Nichols, Robert Lindsay, James McAvoy

Cinematography

Darius Khondji

Director

Richard Loncraine

Music

Ed Shearmur

Other

David Stephenson, Nick Angel, Humphrey Dixon, John King, Brian Morris

Producer

Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Liza Chasin, Mary Richards, Working Title Productions, Universal