Wimbledon

OB1  |  Reviews
Date posted:  1 Dec 2004
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Love for losers

WIMBLEDON Cert. 12A

Wimbledon, a sporting romantic comedy, stars Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst as tennis players aspiring to glory at the eponymous championships.

However, while Dunst's character is a young American among the favourites for the women's championship, Bettany plays the part of Peter Colt, an ageing Brit with a low ranking, fitness levels which are alarmingly poor for a professional sportsman, and apparently little chance of progressing beyond the first round.

As one would expect of a film such as this, the two meet and fall in love. This heralds a phenomenal change in Colt's game, transforming him from a useless outsider into some kind of unstoppable tennis genius.

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