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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 9781417018413
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1417018410
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 28, 2004
Running Time: 98 minutes
Sales Rank: 9976
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: September 17, 2004
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In just 2 summer weeks a british tennis plaer ranked 119th in the world & generally considered to be on his last legs as a professional player gets his one last chance to win both the all-england lawn tennis championships on the grassy courts of wimbledon & the heart of the rising bad girl of tennis as well Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 02/27/2007 Starring: Kirsten Dunst Run time: 98 minutes Rating: Pg13
Amazon.com:
Professional tennis makes an unlikely but surprisingly effective backdrop for a lively romantic comedy in Wimbledon. Peter Cort (Paul Bettany, Master and Commander), once ranked 11th in the world, has slipped to 119th and is heading into his last Wimbledon tournament when he runs into Lizzie Bradbury (Kirsten Dunst, The Virgin Suicides, Spider-Man), a rising star. The two strike up a whirlwind romance that gives his game new life--but she insists it's going to be nothing but a passing fling. Their affair heats up and Cort finds himself steadily rising through the competition while Lizzie stumbles... Of course, the ending is never really in doubt--but Bettany is a unique cinematic presence, pale and lithe, doubtful of life but also hungry for it. Thanks to him and the ever-engaging Dunst, Wimbledon is funnier, more suspenseful, and more touching that anyone might expect, turning a conventional flick into a genuine charmer. --Bret Fetzer
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Rating:  - [ F*#k a duck.] - love is zero in tennis.
This film is far too underrated for all that it is.
Wimbledon is the tale of dear Peter Colt(Paul Bettany) who's beginning to learn that his tennis career is coming to and end and how in-fact he must deal with it. Everything seems to be going downhill until he meets upcoming super-star Lizzie Bradbury(Kirsten Dunst) and she help teach him how to love both the game and life again.
Now true this plot is not the most original, take Bridget Jones or You've got Mail and make them tennis players and TA-DA! But with that said, the performance of Paul Bettany makes it so much more.
Bettany is simply brilliant, over-thinking and awkward coming from a typically cold and slightly 'off' Brittish family to the fast-paced world of tennis. He doesn't quite fit in anywhere and doesn't have anywhere or anyone to run to. James Mcavoy is also pleasant as Peter's no-good gambling brother.
If you are a tennis fan it's nice to see a film with tennis in mind, although the match scenes are pretty weak and it's obvious neither Bettany or Dunst have much tennis experience.
A great, insightful film on growing up and learning to cope with whatever life serves up!
Rating: - Good British fun.
This is a fun movie with the British feel in its directing. The humor is light, but the atmosphere created in this film is great. It's a great film to help relieve stress from the day. Warning, does contain sexual scenes, but no nudity.
Rating: - "Surprisingly zesty."
In this film, as has-been tennis player Peter Colt surprisingly ascends to prominence, his agent manages to line him up with a new Frito Lay potato chip to endorse, called "Surprisingly Zesty." This, to me, is as good a label as any when trying to describe this film. WIMBLEDON is surprisingly zesty. Tennis, in the states, is fairly popular but not as huge as the big three sports. So to say that this romantic sports film manages to be very entertaining is an unexpected triumph.
Love is such a strange racket, especially when it comes with no strings attached (sorry). WIMBLEDON tells of what happens when British tennis pro Peter Colt, on the very last legs of his career (once ranked 11th in the world, he's now 119th), meets young and fiery American, Lizzie Bradbury, as she competes for the very first time in the Wimbledon tournament, the most hallowed of grand slams. Sparks go up, and Peter and Lizzie venture into a mutually agreed carefree romance.
Peter, having earned a wild card berth into the tournament but having already decided to retire immediately afterwards, finds his game suddenly elevated. And, because athletes are ridiculously superstitious, he assumes his unexpected success stems from his fling with Lizzie, as, so far, he's spent the eve of each of his Wimbledon matches with her. As he keeps winning, the pressure is on to maintain the romantic routine. This, even as he begins to seriously fall for Lizzie. On the other hand, Lizzie finds herself losing her game ... Read More
Rating: - Best Sports-themed Romantic Comedy in ages
For me, there's nothing like a good romantic comedy, and when the story is set in the sports world, my interest level can be counted on to double. This one has a tennis theme, so naturally I checked it out as soon as it became available on DVD.
British journeyman pro Peter Colt, played in a bit of stellar casting by Brit actor Paul Bettany, has never quite made it to the top, and is now resigned to the end of a long career. He's got a wild card for Wimbledon, and plans to announce his retirement after the prestigious tournament ends. When a mistaken room assignment brings him to the suite of American star Lizzie Bradbury (Kirsten Dunst) - romantic sparks fly as the repartee flows - she behind the frosted shower glass, he bags in hand in the hall. It's all great fun, and we know right away this one's gonna be good.
When in a surprise, Peter wins his first match on court 17, things begin to look up for him. The romance is right on track too, as the two discuss the merits of fooling around on the night before a big match - over fish and chips, no less.
For Peter, fooling around seems to have hurt his game. His second round match is a budding disaster. He's headed for defeat until who should show up but Lizzie to cheer him on. In a stunning turn of events, he plays for her and wins. A streak that continues when in round 3 Peter dispatches his best friend and practice partner Nikolaj (Dieter Prohl) - despite the increasingly evident disapproval of Lizzie's driven ... Read More
Rating:  - Love story?
Really this film falls short, not bad but it just peters out in every category. The categories are:
1) Love and Relationships: Hmmmm, not really feeling it here, there just is not much of a convincing connection between the two main lovers.
2) Triumph and Rising to the top: The whole film tries in vain to make the viewer feel like they are seeing greatness, but for a player who ends up in the big one, it just does not make one feel it.
3) Family and other things: Give me a break, what kind of mother would be planting flowers in her garden and scoff when her husband tunes the radio in to hear their son's match being broadcast at Wimdbledon? A real mom would drop the lettuce and trowel and be glued in. The portrayal of the parents, particularly his mother is poor. The girl's father is about the same, he never really shows any emotion, I mean c'mon people there were times in this film when he should have been furious with the guy who was seeing his daughter, and his strict behavior towards her as some overbearing father wanting his daughter to succeed was very, very weak. They could have cast a loaf of bread or Oscar's trash can lid as her father and gotten better results.
Just reaches out into so many different areas, and yet never really hits any major points in any of them. The relationship is a joke and even the paparrazi style of assault being shown in the film is short lived, like everything else. They tease the viewer with a million ... Read More
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