Wimbledon | Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany | Light Romantic Fun with an old World Charm

Wimbledon | Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany | Good Romance

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Wimbledon

	Wimbledon Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany Universal Studios, 2004 average customer review:based on 86 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Light Romantic Fun with an old World Charm

Ok, so this movie may not be to everyones taste, and it does have some problems, but on the whole I found it light hearted, often funny, and somewhat of an uplifting romance caper. Paul Bettany plays an old man in a young mans game, in this his last Wimbledon tournament as a "wild card" entry, before fading into obscurity as a Tennis Pro for a nouveau riche London country club. Enter Kirsten Dunst, as a vibrant young superstar in the making, fiercely guarded by coach and father Sam Neill, who has aspirations for her to be the next big thing. An unlikely chemistry appears between these two very different players, who almost fall unwittingly fall into a pre match "workout" style fling. His game improves ten fold, whilst hers begins to suffer under the unwelcome (as seen by her father) distraction of a boyfriend of any kind. One or two little tiny comic subplots lace the back story, and we are kept guessing as to the outcome of it all, however apparent it may seem to begin with. Is Ms Dunst just having fun? Is this love at first stroke? Will she lose? Will he win against all odds? Much fun is had along the way at a little under two hours in an old fashioned love tug sort of way, with some inventive camerawork and direction, and wonderful cameos from the likes of John McEnroe, and Chris Evert. Bettany is excellent, and a believable tennis pro (considering he couldn't play before filming) and although Ms Dunst hardly has to delve into her acting bag of tricks, the film has more in the merit than complaints department, for me anyway. Probably not huge on the repeat viewing scale once you know the end of the movie, but if you are looking for some clean romantic fun, a good story, and good acting, look no further. 4 stars is a little generous, but still a lot of fun. Enjoy

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Good Romance

This is a good romance movie, but not a great one. Granted, this is not my favorite genre, so that probably makes me more picky. This movie follows a predictable pattern, but the setting is different enough to be interesting. The actors are decent and fairly realistic. Good date movie.

Not Bad

Yes, it may not make a sense, but.....well, not bad, quite an interesting story. A young superstar tennis queen (played by Kirsten Dunst) falls into a 30 years old getting retired wildcard unknown player (played by Paul Bettany). Paul Bettany was doing fine in this movie, but I like his performance in the Beautiful Mind, more elegant. Surprisingly Kirsten Dunst, her performance, her expression, her acting in this film is quite intriguing although I'm not a big fan of her. I think they really do make some chemistry in the movie. Alright, if you're a tennis fan or a good tennis player, don't expect to see both Kirsten & Paul playing tennis as a real pro even though they'd been trained for 6 months on how to swing and pose like a pro. Some scenes may make you laugh at their serves and strokes. Anyhow, see it as a romantic comedy will give you some fun time.

*** Otto Yuen's DVD Special Rating for Wimbledon ***
1. Film Rewatchability: LOW
2. DVD Featurability: MEDIUM
3. Picture Quality: EXCELLENT
4. Sound Quality: EXCELLENT

(Reviewed by Otto Yuen, 18-Feb-2005)

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