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She's the golden girl. He's the longshot. It's a match made in...Plot:
A pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women's circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Plot Keywords:
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1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Kevin Bacon to star in ‘My One and Only’ (From screeninglog. 21 June 2008, 4:52 AM, PDT)
A Weekend To Forget at Box Office (From Studio Briefing. 28 September 2004)
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Hits the spot moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kirsten Dunst | ... | Lizzie Bradbury | |
| Paul Bettany | ... | Peter Colt | |
| Kyle Hyde | ... | Monte Carlo Opponent | |
| Robert Lindsay | ... | Ian Frazier | |
| Celia Imrie | ... | Mrs. Kenwood | |
| Penny Ryder | ... | Mrs. Littlejohn | |
| Annabel Leventon | ... | Mrs. Rossdale | |
| Amanda Walker | ... | Country Club Tennis Lady | |
| James McAvoy | ... | Carl Colt | |
| Bernard Hill | ... | Edward Colt | |
| Eleanor Bron | ... | Augusta Colt | |
| Marina Morgan | ... | Hotel Receptionist | |
| Barry Jackson | ... | Danny Oldham | |
| Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | ... | Dieter Prohl | |
| Sam Neill | ... | Dennis Bradbury |
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Rated PG-13 for language, sexuality and partial nudity.Parents Guide:
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Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40763) | South Korea:15 | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Hong Kong:IIA (DVD rating) | Netherlands:MG6 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating) (2004) | Germany:o.Al.Filming Locations:
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, London, England, UK moreMOVIEmeter: 
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Factual errors: When at Peter's parent’s house, in Brighton, his father is in the garden listening to the radio. At one point the radio announcer says 'You're listening to BBC London 94.9'. It would be impossible to receive BBC London Radio in Brighton unless on a Digital Radio. The radio depicted in the scene is obviously an analogue device. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Peter Colt: [voiceover] We all start off in life with a dream, don't we? For a tennis player, it's being in the final of a Grand Slam, Centre Court, a high lob... a smash. Game, set and match. You're a champion. You're number one. But for most tennis players, that's all it ever is: a dream...
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Peter Colt (Paul Bettany) was once ranked 11th in the tennis world back in the 90's. 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. All he wants is to go out in style, keep his dignity and try not to cock up too badly. That is, until he meets American tennis sweet-heart Lizzie Bradbury (Kirsten Dunst). Lizzie is the tennis world's new golden girl, and looks to have Wimbledon in the bag... that is until Peter proves a costly distraction. They instantly take a liking to one another, and their relationship moves pretty quickly into the bedroom. Her side-tracked mind becomes apparent to her ambitious father (Sam Neill) who can feel his daughter's priorities taking a turn. Meanwhile, Lizzie is improving Peter's game by acting as his 'lucky charm'. Now Peter has to ask himself.... can the long-shot win the tournament?
'Working Title Films' are the same lot who brought us "four weddings & a funeral" and "bridget jones's diary" and while they stick to pretty much the same formula with Wimledon, it's a formula that works and produces a satisfying romantic comedy. Bumbling, charming Brit meets American hot-shot. Boy gets girl. Boy loses Girl.... and all the rest.... While this is nothing new essentially, it is still a very great movie.
Paul Bettany is a gorgeous leading man, pulling out all the charms and making himself impossible not to like. Be sure to keep an eye out for Bettany, who is more used to taking the back-seat supporting role in films (A knights tale, a beautiful mind etc...) but after Wimbledon, he has proven himself a more than capable and lovable leading-man.
Kirsten delivers a some-what aggressive performance as Lizzie. Sure she's a head-strong American, but couldn't Dunst have made her a likable head-strong American? It's not a bad performance, just a little 'off' at times, not quite hitting the mark she should have aimed for in this romantic comedy.
Jon Favreau plays Peter's manager, a typically sleazy businessman... but he does it so well, and with such delivery that he's also impossible not to like. Nikolaj Coaster-Waldau plays Peter's German friend. It's a small role, but my God, this guy is a hunk and a half. Sam Neill is pretty forgettable, playing a fairly wooden one-dimensional character. The other noticeable performance comes from unknown James McAvoy who plays Peter's annoying brother, Carl. Great comedic timing and genuinely likable.
Wimbledon is filled with quick wit, dry English humor, fantastic (although computer-generated) tennis matches and a stand-out leading man. What's not to like? It's a great film for a good laugh and is a definite pleaser. Game-set-match!