Wimbledon (dvd)

30 - Love

My initial hopes that this film would do for my house price was Notting Hill did for Hugh Grant's were sadly shattered by the realisation that Wimbledon was was about tennis. I mean, what's that all about?

Criticisms levelled when it came out in cinemas included the accolade of "the best tennis film ever" (i.e. not difficult) and that it was the poor relation to other Working Title rom-coms.

I may be biased given I'm a little partial to SW19, tennis and Kirsten Dunst (not necessarily in that order) but I thought this was a pretty good effort. I've been bored off the sofa by much more popular and acclaimed films of the genre, Bridget Jones & Four Weddings included.

For most people, myself included, tennis is good background TV so making a compelling match sequence was always going to be difficult. A nice variety of camera effects, good direction, believable actor-players and CGI balls (discussed in the comprehensive special features) keeps your attention even if it doesn't manage to really build much tension.