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6.2/10 • 999

2004-09-131h 38m

ComedyRomance

She's the golden girl. He's the longshot. It's a match made in...

British tennis player Peter clutches to an embarrassingly low position on the tennis-ranking ladder. Handed a wild card for Wimbledon, he expects it to be his final bow.

Directors
Richard Loncraine
Writters
Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett, Adam Brooks
Editors
Humphrey Dixon

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Kirsten Dunst

    Kirsten Dunst

    Lizzie Bradbury

  2. Paul Bettany

    Paul Bettany

    Peter Colt

  3. Sam Neill

    Sam Neill

    Dennis Bradbury

  4. Jon Favreau

    Jon Favreau

    Ron Roth

  5. Bernard Hill

    Bernard Hill

    Edward Colt

  6. Eleanor Bron

    Eleanor Bron

    Augusta Colt

  7. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

    Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

    Dieter Prohl

  8. Austin Nichols

    Austin Nichols

    Jake Hammond

  9. Robert Lindsay

    Robert Lindsay

    Ian Frazier

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CinemaSerf

Aug 4, 2024

6/10

Plucky Brit "Colt" (Paul Bettany) has probably left his best tennis days behind him. Now ranked in the low one hundreds of the world rankings, he'd struggle to beat an egg. A wildcard to Wimbledon might serve as a fitting denouement for his career before he retires to make a few quid teaching old ladies (like Celia Imrie) at their exclusive country club. Luckily, his hotel gives him the wrong room key and he finds himself in a luxurious suite whilst it's official occupant "Lizzie" (Kirsten Dunst) is taking a shower. She's the real deal on the court and she takes a bit of a shine to the no-hoper - much to the chagrin of her manager/father (Sam Neill). As their relationship blossoms a bit, it has quite an effect on his game. His expected dismissal in round one doesn't happen, nor round two... She, on the other hand, crashes out a bit earlier than planned but can the two manage to salvage what's important from the lessons being learned? Could it actually be a love match? It's an amiable enough little romcom, this, with actually quite a tenterhook ending but the comedy is a bit thin on the ground and aside from the two at the top who do look like they are enjoying themselves, the remaining cast don't deliver so well - especially the dreadfully wooden Neill, the overly hammy Robert Lindsay and a curiously sterile badinage in the commentary box between John McEnroe and Chris Evert. Some of the tennis action is quite well structured, though, and the film looks fine. You'll just probably never remember it later.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$31,000,000.00
Revenue
$41,512,007.00
Keywords
new lovesportstennistennis playerromantic comedywimbledon