Wimbledon (2004)

	Directed by: Richard Loncraine	COUNTRY United Kingdom USA France Genre Romantic comedy NORWEGIAN TITLE Wimbledon RUNNING TIME 98 minutes
	Produced by: Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Liza Chasin Mary Richards
	Written by: Adam Brooks Jennifer Flackett Mark Levin

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Peter Colt	Paul Bettany	½
Lizzie Bradbury	Kirsten Dunst
Dennis Bradbury	Sam Neill	½
Carl Colt	James McAvoy	½
Edward Colt	Bernard Hill
Augusta Colt	Eleanor Bron	½
Mrs. Kenwood	Celia Imrie	-
Dieter Prohl	Nikolaj Coster-Walday	½
Jake Hammond	Austin Nichols
Ron Roth	Jon Favreau	½

Review

This romantic comedy treats its subject and subjects with a dignified, playful earnestness, which makes it an enjoyable experience that transcends the genre. It's refreshing to see how the film wants to – and arguably succeeds in – making tennis and the life of pro players a little more accessible and down-to-earth than non-aficionados may have presupposed. Whatever your previous knowledge on the matter may be, the climax here, from a sporting point of view, does replicate a little bit of what makes tennis so exhilarating. Still, it's the wonderful, natural characters created by Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst – and the chemistry between them – which give the picture heart, warmth and a sense of purity.