Rotten
All in all, it's rather pleasant, but nothing else.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Wimbledon
She's the golden girl. He's the longshot. It's a match made in...
2004 · 1h 38m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Richard Loncraine
Overview
Britain’s Peter Colt has never quite lived up to his dreams of tennis stardom. Once ranked as high as number 11 in the world, the journeyman veteran has watched his number slip to 119 as his confidence on the court slowly ebbs away. Now, on the eve of his leaving the world of professional tennis, he’s granted a wild card, allowing him to play his final Wimbledon tournament…make that his final tournament ever.
Director and cast
- Richard Loncraine Director
- Kirsten Dunst as Lizzie Bradbury
- Paul Bettany as Peter Colt
- Sam Neill as Dennis Bradbury
- James McAvoy as Carl Colt
- Bernard Hill as Edward Colt
- Austin Nichols as Jake Hammond
- Eleanor Bron as Augusta Colt
- Jon Favreau as Ron Roth
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Dieter Prohl
- Celia Imrie as Lydice Kenwood
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The movie needs the stars' charm and director Richard Loncraine's polish, because the faulty script is just barely good enough to hold us for 100 minutes.
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul), Houston Chronicle
Fresh
A pleasant enough entertainment at a time when movies either pleasant or entertaining are in short supply.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten
[A] reluctant thumbs down.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
The kind of movie that allows the non-cynical movie-goer to sit back and relax in the presence of actors who work well with each other and a script whose familiarity is an asset.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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