Wimbledon
Starring: Kirsten Dunst (Lizzie Bradbury), Paul Bettany (Peter Colt), Robert Lindsay (Ian Frazier), Sam Neill (Dennis Bradbury), Bernard Hill (Edward Colt), Eleanor Bron (Augusta Colt)
Lizzie loses a game and her chance for a Wimbledon victory. Peter wins the game against his friend, Dieter Prohl (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). Lizzie blames Peter for distracting her and breaks up with him. His last match is against the arrogant hot-shot, Jake Hammond (Austin Nichols). Right before the game, on TV, Peter tells everybody that he loves Lizzie and apologizes to her for letting her down. At the airport, before she has to fly back home, Lizzie sees him on TV and hears his confession. During the game, Peter plays badly against Jake at first. When he takes a break, he finds Lizzie waiting for him. She tells him she loves him and gives him a pep talk before returning to his match. Peter then starts kicking ass and wins Wimbledon with Lizzie, his family, and the whole crowd cheering for him. In the closing scene, we see that Peter and Lizzie are married with 2 kids and living in New York. Peter is retired, but is coaching tennis to other kids, including his own. Lizzie eventually did win Wimbledon twice.
Comments about this movie?
A sweet, but light romantic comedy that wasn’t too mushy or sappy. The ending is predictable, but it doesn’t matter. Had some cool tennis graphics. Paul Bettany was terrific as the charming and charismatic English tennis player who falls in love with an American tennis player. Kirsten Dunst was ok, but it was Bettany who shined all through the film. Overall, a decent movie with an above-average screenplay.
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