Wimbledon
Paul Bettany was a rising tennis star that has been going downhill and he’s about to retire after playing Wimbledon one more time. Kirsten Dunst is an up-and-coming tennis star who goes after him and improves his game in the process.
I’m not a big romantic comedy fan. Well, I like good romantic comedies, but most of them really suck. I thought this would fall in the sucky category, but I like Paul Bettany. Sometimes I like Kirsten Dunst and other times she annoys me. She was okay here. I think Paul Bettany helped me like the movie more than I might have.
It did have predictable parts, but the chemistry between the two of them was good. I liked seeing them together. When they had their little spats, I was hoping they would get back together. I watched this on a Saturday morning right after waking up and I really think that is the best time to see it. You aren’t really with it and it is all fluffy. It was cute though.
Rating: B-
Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany worked well together. Most of all – I loved the photography in this movie. The imagery, the colors – just the overall picture-esque setting. The audio to this was excellent as well. There were times where all you could hear was the hitting of the ball and times when there just seemed to be so much going on. I really enjoyed this movie – it was surprisingly good.
LamW – 0