Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Stephen Bird "Wimbledon" is a charming little rom-com that relies more on the actual sport than it does on the romance; maybe that wasn't a bad thing, as the sport of tennis and the grandeur of the Wimbledon grand slam tournament get thrust into the limelight and received some extra exposure via Hollywood. Paul Bettany shows off some super acting talent playing the roll of a posh pro tennis player who is coming towards the end of his career and has dropped to 119 in the world rankings.On the other end of the spectrum we have Kirsten Dunst who's character is just starting out in her career, a girl with big ambitions who has already set her sights on winning Wimbledon, with help from her overbearing father who also manages her career. Sadly the two young leads don't particularly share a vast amount of on screen chemistry and watching them share the screen together felt a little awkward, in a romance film the couple have to appear to really be in love with each other and the viewer shouldn't have to suspend their belief, sadly in "Wimbledon" this wasn't the case. The vast majority of supporting characters seemed to be critically misplaced, none more so than the cameo appearance by British sitcom star, Robert Lindsey, for the life of me I cannot understand why he was cast in this film. The one stand out supporting star was Pete's (Paul Bettany) younger brother Carl, played by a young James McAvoy, his on-screen time was minimal but he added some much needed comic relief, such as the scenes in the bookies when he insists on always betting against his brother in his matches. Not a great film by any means but completely inoffensive nevertheless, a decent enough film to watch if you're bored and happen to come across it on TV, Netflix etc

petarmatic I enjoyed this film. I always loved watching Wimbledon and this film reminded me of Goran Ivanisevic winning Wimbledon as a wild card some years back. I wonder how much this story was inspired by that event? In any case plot is connected to those two weeks in Wimbledon when tennis comes to town. I am glad that we have a film which portrays all those events.I remember when I was there in 1994 and tried to get in, but I was not able, could not find a ticket, and I did not feel like lining up for one, pardon queuing. I watched all on the screens outside. It was a lot of fun! I thank the actors for acting well in this film. I really enjoyed Peter character played so well by Paul Bettany, after all I could of been that Peter in a different life, eh? ;)

Desertman84 Wimbledon is a romantic comedy that centers on a the romance between a washed-up tennis professional,Peter Colt and an up-and-coming tennis star,Lizzie Bradbury that occurred during the Wimbledon Championships.It features Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst.The story of the film follows plight of Peter Colt,who is on wildcard participant at Wimbledon considering.At age 31,he intends to retire after the tournament and has decided to play a decent tennis match in it.Then he accidentally meets the up-and-coming Lizzie Bradbury after a mistake in the room given to him by a receptionist on the hotel he is staying.After they get to know each other after a series of events,they find each other attractive and fell for each other.This led to Peter improving his self-confidence and getting inspired playing at Wimbledon as he managed to win many matches and was able to finish at the tournament beyond many to fans' expectations.I found the film overall bland and boring. Added to that,both Bettany and Dunst aren't really believable as a couple despite the fact that both had good performances.What's even worse is the fact that the tennis action is far from authentic especially when one is familiar with the sport.Everyone watching this pretty much knew what is going to happen at the end of the film and how Peter is going to perform in his last tournament which made it contrived and predictable.Overall,the presence of the lead stars and their acting skills save this film especially when it lacks strong features and make it functional for people who love films of these genre.

copperncherrio Following two fine tennis players at Wimbledon and how their career changes as a result of their love affair. First of all, I'm not a big Dunst fan but I love Paul Bettany, but have never seen him in a love/romance film or role.Also there are some amazing tennis shots throughout this film, and some great filming concepts. The chemistry was believable and so was the plot. Both do a great job and there are great tennis scenes that correlates with the plot as well as a entertaining story. Of all the chick flicks that I've forced myself to watch, I think this one has the most of what I want from chick flicks: unique background and real conflict.