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Writers (WGA):
Adam Brooks (written by) and
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Release Date:
17 September 2004 (USA) more
Tagline:
She's the golden girl. He's the longshot. It's a match made in...
Plot:
A pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women's circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon. full summary | full synopsis
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1 nomination more
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Wimbledon Serves Love more (153 total)
Cast
(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 | ... | Court Commentator John McEnroe | |
| Chris Evert | ... | Court Commentator Chris Evert | |
| Mary Carillo | ... | Court Commentator Mary Carillo | |
| John Barrett | ... | Court Commentator John Barrett | |
| Kyle Hyde | ... | Monte Carlo Opponent |
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Also Known As:
La plus belle victoire (France)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language, sexuality and partial nudity.
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Runtime:
98 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #40763) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Hong Kong:IIA (DVD rating) | Netherlands:MG6 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating) (2004) | Germany:o.Al.
Filming Locations:
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, London, England, UK more
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Trivia:
The scenes showing the public queuing up outside Wimbledon were in fact shot outside London's Zoo, simply because it looks more interesting. more
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Factual errors: Peter's semifinal match is played on a small outer court, rather than on Centre Court. Even if Centre Court was unavailable, the match would be played on Court 1 rather than an outer court. more
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[first lines]
Peter Colt:
[voiceover] We all start off in life with a dream, don't we? For a tennis player, it's being in the final of a Grand Slam, Centre Court, a high lob... a smash. Game, set and match. You're a champion. You're number one. But for most tennis players, that's all it ever is: a dream...
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The sport of tennis serves (no pun intended) as a good background in Strangers on a Train and Pat and Mike. As the focal point of a full feature, it has never produced a solid film. Instead, there would be the occasional lightweight drama like Players (Dean Paul Martin and Ali McGraw) which fizzled back in 1980. Wimbledon, while a marked improvement over the former, does nothing to change the status quo.
Primarily a star vehicle for Kirsten Dunst (Spiderman, Bring It On) and rising star Paul Bettany (Master and Commander, A Beautiful Mind), the storyline is the stereotypic budding romance between Dunst who is the up and coming tennis star, and Bettany, the aging midline star who is trying for one last shot at being champion at Wimbledon. Their romance blossoms much to the consternation of Dunst's father (Sam Neill) who fears distractions for his daughter. There are a few subplots involving Bettany's quarreling parents, his playing partner, and his opportunistic agent (Jon Favreau). It's not too hard to figure who might win/lose or where the romance will lead.
Stars Dunst and Bettany are likable and have a nice chemistry but not much script to work with. There are a few nice lines and situations piecemealed throughout, but the plot is paper thin and the dialogue is unimaginative. This was from the people who brought us Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral? Ah, look at the credits more closely and Richard Curtis is missing; not even a Hugh Grant cameo is in sight. Sam Neill, Bernard Hill, and Eleanor Bron (Remember her from the original Bedazzled?) are wasted in minor roles. The tennis scenes are somewhat fun with the stars putting their all in the physical matches, but the tennis balls are almost too perfect as the special effects become too obvious.
Bettany is destined for more substantial roles and Dunst won't be hurt by this lightweight comedy/drama. One could only imagine what they could have done with a more lively script and complex characters. Sure it's nice to look at and the stars are a cute couple, but this was a squandered opportunity.