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	Wimbledon (2004) - Ninth Symphony Films Review
		Wimbledon has the fortunate honor of boasting the wonderfully droll Paul Bettany in the lead roll, who is an actor that, with this performance, will convince even the most hardened viewers that a formulaic romantic comedy can be an entertaining couple of hours.
		The movie probably won't bring in any die-hard sports or tennis fans, though the sporting scenes are well-constructed and convincingly portrayed by the actors for the casual viewer.
		Wimbledon is a well constructed film that might not be worth the evening show price for all audiences, but that should satisfy admirers of Bettany's work and romantic comedy fans.
	regencylady.tripod.com /site/filmreviews/wimbledon.html (869 words)

	"Wimbledon" - Salon
		In "Wimbledon," as a professional tennis player whose self-assurance is shot after years spent on the bottom rungs of the professional rankings, Paul Bettany uses his character's crisis of confidence to deliver a smashingly assured performance.
		He never advances very far into the rankings, and as the movie opens, he has decided to trade in his competitive career after this year's tournament for a stint as the pro at a posh tennis club in the London suburbs.
		The movie doesn't wait for Peter and Lizzie to fall in love before it lets them fall into bed (the beginning of their affair is presented as part of Lizzie's matter-of-factness).
	dir.salon.com /story/ent/movies/review/2004/09/17/wimbledon/index.html (583 words)

	Paul Bettany: Wimbledon - Movie
		It's true that Lizzie seems to be an entirely different person off the court than she is on, but that is just one of those inconsistencies we tend to expect from a movie in which credibility isn't necessarily a prime factor in determining our overall enjoyment of it.
		"Wimbledon" is a romantic fantasy based at the tournament of the same name in London starring Peter Cort as Paul Bettany, an aging English tennis veteran, and Kirsten Dunst as Lizzie Bradbury, an American star on the rise.
		The film was shot during the Wimbledon tournament and many of its on court action sequences were captured before the actual crowds that gathered for the tournament.
	www.superiorpics.com /paul_bettany/movie/2004_wimbledon.html (908 words)

	:: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: Wimbledon (xhtml) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The movie stars Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst as tennis pros -- she a rising star, he a fading one.
		And so she is, in a movie where the lovers keep late hours for finalists at Wimbledon.
		This is not a great movie, and you will be able to live quite happily without seeing it, but what it does, it does with a certain welcome warmth.
	rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040917/REVIEWS/409170304/1023 (743 words)

	Wimbledon movie trailer review pics pictures poster news DVD at The Z Review
		Wimbledon will be released in the UK on R2 DVD on the 7th February 2005.
		Wimbledon stars Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst in a Working Title rom com due to be released on the 24th September in the US and the UK.
		The movie is being produced by David Livingstone, Mary Richards, Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan.
	www.thezreview.co.uk /comingsoon/w/wimbledon.htm (1796 words)

	Wimbledon (2004) Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Eleanor Bron - Three Movie Buffs Review
		Unfortunately, the plot is also saddled with a somewhat awkward love story that never works as well as the scenes on the court, despite the charm and talent of its two leads.
		So much time that at times it's hard to remember that Wimbledon is still going on somewhere in the background as Peter and Lizzie go to dinner, drive to the beach, sleep together and just generally make goo-goo eyes while doing everything but play tennis.
		He obviously has the talent and the charm, as he proved in his earlier films, but it's doubtful this movie will be the one to make him a star.
	www.threemoviebuffs.com /review.php?movieID=wimbledon (724 words)

	Louisville Scene \| Movies \| Movie Review \| 'Wimbledon' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Consider this: Kirsten Dunst has been featured as the movie's star (high-profile publicity and personal appearances) because she's the big name in the cast and her breakup with another Hollywood star, Jake Gyllenhaal, has made her a juicy gossip item.
		Audience buzz will get the word out that "Wimbledon" is really a guy movie, and that (in addition to much excellent tennis) will draw the most lucrative audience of all — guys under 35.
		Because "Wimbledon" as a movie is rather routine.
	www.courier-journal.com /scene/2004/09/17/movie_wimbledon.html (264 words)

	Wimbledon Movie Review - Wimbledon Movie Trailer - The Boston Globe
		"Wimbledon" attempts to give the millions of Brits who camp out in front of their television sets and outside of Centre Court what they've been waiting half a century for: a winner.
		But "Wimbledon" is the sort of movie that concocts a room-key mix-up to allow its hero to walk in on its heroine as she showers.
		The movie sees Peter's success as an excuse to bring his folks together, which in a better, less self-centered movie would be fine.
	www.boston.com /movies/display?display=movie&id=2666 (739 words)

	calendarlive.com: MOVIE REVIEW - 'Wimbledon'
		About halfway through "Wimbledon," hot-headed American tennis star Lizzie Bradbury (Kirsten Dunst) admits that her father was right all along: Her feelings for mild-mannered British long shot Peter Colt (Paul Bettany) are messing with her game.
		"Wimbledon" is set against the excitement of the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, and Darius Khondji's striking cinematography captures the game in a totally original way, but the heat doesn't rub off on the love story.
		"Wimbledon" is marketed as a sporty minuet, partly in response to Dunst's recent stardom, but it only really shines on the court, beautifully capturing the symmetry and time-stopping suspense of the game.
	calendarlive.com /movies/reviews/cl-et-wimbledon17sep17,2,4659073.story (963 words)

	MovieFreak.com - "Wimbledon" Movie Review
		Such is the case with the role of Peter Colt in the romantic comedy “Wimbledon.” Bettany is sublime as the struggling professional tennis never-a-star, bringing a light, world-weary wrinkle to what could easily have been just another been there/done that athlete part.
		It is a gorgeous, almost transcendental performance, and in a movie that treads far too many clichés of the romantic sports comedy it is Bettany – and almost Bettany alone – that makes “Wimbledon” worth seeing.
		The tennis scenes, save for the gloriously exciting final match (forgone conclusion aside), are a bore with none of their verve, life and, yes, bounce despite all the director’s visual trickery.
	www.moviefreak.com /reviews/w/wimbledon.htm (836 words)

	Movie Habit: Review of Wimbledon (2004), ***
		Wimbledon is, at least in part, a paint-by-the-numbers romance, but its cast serves up a fine affair.
		Bucking the sports superstition that pre-game hanky-panky is a bad thing, he takes the passion from the boudoir to the tennis court and surprises his opponents as he mounts the mother of all comebacks.
		As clichéd as all this might sound, Wimbledon is fresh enough and agile enough to avoid feeling like a cliché parade.
	www.moviehabit.com /reviews/wim_iq04.shtml (642 words)

	Wimbledon
		The movie leans on some manipulative devices: a rosy-cheeked ball boy (he might as well be a puppy) befriends Peter during his matches, and his feuding parents are drawn together by his success.
		It features the zany touches usually found in these English comedies: Peter's dad moves into a treehouse, Peter climbs a trellis, Peter and Lizzie are watching TV as reporters descend on the house.
		The movie builds to a confrontation in which Peter faces his most hated opponent: Peter Brady.
	www.azcentral.com /ent/movies/articles/0917wimbledon17.html (519 words)

	Movie-List - Reviews - Wimbledon
		Wimbledon stars Paul Bettany of “Master and Commander” and “A Knight’s Tale” as Peter Colt, an aging tennis star shuffled down to the backside of the tour and Britain’s dark horse for bringing the Wimbledon crown home.
		Wimbledon’s biggest flaw is that it really never makes the audience yearn to see these the characters fall in love.
		As a sports film, Wimbledon does have a lot going for it but as a romantic comedy it is just plain hard to get into.
	www.movie-list.com /reviews.php?id=wimbledon (607 words)

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		It was clear to the producers the only location to shoot the majority of the tennis scenes of the film (off and on court) would be the world-famous Wimbledonand it would be essential to be able to film during the 2003 championships.
		Wimbledon’s 15-week shoot began in July, 2003, and included seven weeks of location filming at Wimbledon (filming primarily on three courts: Centre, two and three, plus a small amount of shooting on courts six, seven and eight).
	www.famouslocations.com /movies/wimbledon2004.php (591 words)

	Bob Larson's Tennis News \| Prince Named Official Racket of Movie
		Prince will be an “official racquet of Wimbledon, the movie” and will offer up a national on-line sweepstakes for a lucky consumer to win a trip for two to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida.
		With Australian Wimbledon champion Pat Cash serving as tennis advisor on the film, Wimbledon was granted unprecedented access by The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (AELTCC) to film during this year’s championships, one of the sports world’s most prestigious and watched events.
		Wimbledon is directed by Richard Loncraine (Richard III) and produced by Working Titles’ Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Mary Richards, and executive produced by Liza Chasin, Debra Hayward and David Livingstone.
	www.tennisnews.com /exclusive.php?pID=588 (543 words)

	Wimbledon (2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Now with the prime of his life behind him, ranked number 119, Peter decides to throw in the towel and play his last ever Wimbledon tournament before gracefully bowing out of the gentleman's sport for good and going to work at a tennis club tending to clucky old ladies.
		While this is nothing new essentially, it is still a very great movie.
		Wimbledon is filled with quick wit, dry English humor, fantastic (although computer-generated) tennis matches and a stand-out leading man.
	us.imdb.com /title/tt0360201 (811 words)

	Hour.ca - Film - Movie details - Wimbledon
		The people behind "Wimbledon" love to say that they are the same guy that gave us "Four Wedding and a Funeral" and "Notting Hill", but compare to them, their last offering is a serious case of laziness.
		Usually movies envolving sports are serious ones that perhaps portray the life of some sports figure like Mohamid Ali and other movies like it.
		The movie was entertaining and I am sure it is not considered a chick flick.
	www.hour.ca /film/movie.aspx?iIDFilm=6039 (1807 words)

	Movieman's Guide to the Movies - Wimbledon (2004) - Widescreen Edition
		Wimbledon is the story of fading tennis star Peter Colt (Paul Bettany) who is taking his last stab at going to the big Wimbledon tennis tournament before he finally retires.
		Paul Bettany is very good in his role and the direction of the movie is good as well.
		Wimbledon: A Look Inside: A 15 minute featurette about the general making of the movie.
	www.moviemansguide.com /reviews/DVD/wimbledonDVD_xmenfan.php (587 words)

	John Reviews Wimbledon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Now here he is in his first legitimate Hollywood leading role as a 31 year old washed up tennis player in Wimbledon.
		There are just as many awful lines in the script as there are clever ones, and as in many romantic comedies, the romance between the two main characters felt quite artificial and completely forced.
		Rare Movie Shirts - Suck the unconventional humor or subtle art out of your favorite movie and wear it around town.
	www.themovieblog.com /archives/2004/09/john_reviews_wimbledon.html (577 words)

	Wimbledon - Movie Review
		Together, they're the carrot-topped partnership in 'Wimbledon', a tennis flick that juggles the two interests (and endless pun opportunities) of "love" both on and off the court.
		Colt is the underdog whose meteoric and highly-unlikely rise through the ranks of his chosen sport, culminating predictably in a showdown with an old, under-written foe, has been seen on screen a squillion times before.
		So often in the past this is the bit that sporting movies have failed to pull off, but here the action works well and culminates in a genuinely gripping final face-off (even if you do know exactly who the winner's going to be).
	www.movie-gazette.com /cinereviews/983 (523 words)

	USATODAY.com - 'Wimbledon' serves up a sweet romantic comedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The movie is about a love match between a pair of lanky racket-wielding blondes, played by Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst.
		A wonderful dramatic actor, he also proves to be richly skilled at romantic comedy, playing Peter with an easy grace and a droll sense of humor.
		Too bad the final tennis match drags on and the outcome of events, both on the court and off, is predictable and corny.
	www.usatoday.com /life/movies/reviews/2004-09-16-wimbledon-review_x.htm (461 words)

	Wimbledon - Movie Review
		Anticipating that Wimbledon would serve up little more than a predictable romantic comedy, I hoped the film’s setting would provide a few more aces than foot faults to compensate.
		But when Peter gets an unexpected wild-card invite to play at Wimbledon, few give him any chance of making it out of the first round – including himself and his brother who wagers against him with a local bookie.
		Under the eye of former Wimbledon champ Pat Cash, the tennis strokes are pitch perfect.
	www.contactmusic.com /new/film.nsf/reviews/wimbledon (594 words)

	Wimbledon Movie Review - MovieWeb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Wimbledon is the first in this product line to feature another twinkly-eyed Englishman in Grant's place and the result is, to some extant, analogous to the substitution of NutraSweet for sugar in Diet Coke.
		There isn't a moment in the movie when it's not perfectly clear where everything from the main story line to the most marginal subplot is headed.
		I always leave these movies with the sense they were made by the last surviving non-cynics in the business.
	movieweb.com /movies/reviews/review.php?film=2334&review=574 (911 words)

	Wimbledon Movie Review at Hollywood Video
		In Wimbledon, we're treated to two such montages of the attractive and likable stars Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany frolicking to the accompaniment of sappy power ballads.
		It's a testament to their charm that Wimbledon is still relatively engaging, despite the genuine shortage of laughs in the thinly developed and utterly predictable screenplay.
		In fact, the scenes that work best in Wimbledon are the tennis matches, where Peter carries on a witty interior monologue to bolster his confidence against younger opponents, like cocky American Jake Hammond (Austin Nichols).
	www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=139195 (761 words)

	Wimbledon London Movie Review
		All these ingredients are present and correct for Wimbledon, but happily — at least for anyone who felt Love Actually was like being trapped in a sugar factory - the words “Richard” and “Curtis” do not appear on the writing credits.
		Granted a wild card in the Wimbledon championship, he declares it will be his final tournament, fully expecting to be knocked out in the first round.
		In short, Wimbledon may not hit every shot but it serves up plenty of winners and has a lot going for it, chiefly in the relationship between Bettany and Dunst, who have surprising chemistry together.
	www.viewlondon.co.uk /review_2193.html (435 words)

	Wimbledon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wimbledon tennis (The Championships, Wimbledon), an internationally famous grass court tennis championship, one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments
		Wimbledon, London, a suburb (and former town) in south-west London where the tennis championships are held
		Wimbledon station, a railway station (not to be confused with South Wimbledon tube station)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wimbledon (188 words)

	Wimbledon Movie Review \| DVD \| Tennis \| 2004 \| Kirsten Dunst \| Paul Bettany \| Picture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Wimbledon also keeps you on your toes with all of its suspenseful sports moments.
		On the Wimbldon DVD there are some cute featurettes about how the movie was made, and how the special effects in the movie were created.
		You might not think that a sports movie would have too many special effects, but this cool featurette shows you that effects are used in all sorts of movies - not just action flicks.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p4862.htm (429 words)

	British Airways - Wimbledon movie promotion
		The movie - This romantic comedy set at the No.1 tennis championship of the world, Wimbledon, tells the story of Peter (Paul Bettany), a British player clutching to an embarrassingly low position on the tennis ranking ladder.
		He is given a wild card for Wimbledon, which is to be his final bow.
		Watch the 'Wimbledon' movie and get in the mood for tennis - then be sure to keep hold of your movie ticket stubs.
	www.britishairways.com /travel/wimbledonmovie/public/en_sg (442 words)

	Making of 'Wimbledon: The Movie' (2004) (TV) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The movie is about a tennis player once ranked 11th in the world.
		All that stands between him and the "Wimbledon" title is his arch rival and the much younger player Jake Hammond.
		Wimbledon takes place in the United Kingdom, and is a British tennis tournament.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0427487 (266 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Wimbledon [2004]: DVD: Kirsten Dunst,Paul Bettany,Sam Neill,Jon Favreau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		This is one of Bettany's better movies and you really care what happens to his character.
		Bettany is made for these sorts of characters; and whilst the rest of the cast is a bit yawn inducing for the most part, he manages to snag them the 4/5 that I rated this - just because he makes you care what happens to him.
		Wimbledon stars Paul Bettany as a journeyman British player in his final season and Kirsten Dunst as an unpopular, aggressive and determined young US star with an over-protective father.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Wimbledon-Kirsten-Dunst/dp/B00078JZDI (1590 words)

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