Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Stometer Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Derrick Gibbons An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Prismark10 The advent of Andy Murray has badly aged these type of films. When you have a true life British Wimbledon champion, you care less about a fictional one.This film gets served regularly during Wimbledon fortnight. It is a passable rom-com starring an actor who is rather unsuited to the genre.Paul Bettany plays Peter Colt, a has been British tennis player about to call it a day. He has a wildcard for Wimbledon and at his hotel he encounters rising American tennis star Lizzie Bradbury (Kirsten Dunst) who is coached by her father (Sam Neill.)What starts as flirting ends up being a bit more serious, the upside being Peter starts to win, he gains the attention of the British public and his agent (Jon Favreau.)It is a likeable film but it is rather bland and also by the numbers with very little comedy.

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.

rowmorg The tennis matches were well faked in this flick, with glimpses into the mind of the lead player (Paul Bettany) that we were not granted for his love-match (Kirsten Dunst), who is mainly presented on her back in bed. As usual, her role is seriously underwritten: she has no friend (as Bettany's character does), she has no car, and misbehaves during the competition by drinking, eating and shagging. Why he is able to win in his early 30s in spite of this behaviour, while she loses in her mid-20s is incomprehensible. Anyway, they both get out of tennis "it's only a game", get married and have two children in a highly traditional manner that probably made many female movie-goers vomit into their popcorn. Yes, it's a highly traditional movie, all about a male winning and a female worshipping him and having his babies, but it's all right because it's only entertainment, right? Seven for entertainment value. BTW, Wimbledon is the All-England Tennis and Croquet Club --- the croquet got well neglected in this particular picture.

mmphilip Wimbledon is one of those movies that leaves you wanting more of something, I don't know what though.The scenes at the famous Wimbledon club are absolutely beautiful, Paul Bettany did a superb job in looking like a real tennis pro. The games looked real and engaging, good tennis overall, but....What was missing? Was it maybe the fact that the girl was not a nice person and showed her real personality on court being nasty, crude and spoiled brat? I couldn't help but wonder if a real tennis player like her would even give a second glance to a player like him, a has been!It's a not bad film really, it was obviously made with the uttermost care and it succeed to a point but not into the realms of a great film, and before long it will be forgotten, unfortunately.Watch it if you have no better options, it's at least entertaining, and non-demanding.