Wimbledon

I've been waiting for this movie for a while now. I love romantic comedies (same studio that made Bridget Jones and Notting Hill), I totally love British movies (or American movies that happen in the UK), I truly love Kirsten Dunst (specially since I first saw her first in her first non-child part in one of my favorites, Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides), and, to not say love again, I really like Paul Bettany which was awesomely good in both comedic (A Knight's Tale) and dramatic (A Beautiful Mind) in 2001. So now I've seen it, and it's very, very good.

Though Kirsten has first billing here, Paul is the star of the movie, as a washed up tennis player who once almost was somebody but choked, and now is playing his last tournament before retiring. And this tournament happens to be Wimbledon which is, of course, his home land (though has never a British player won it- this in the movie and real life).

Kirsten is a young American player, number one in the world, playing her first Wimbledon tournament, which is the most prestigious of all the Grand Slams with even the Royal Family attending the final games though they're not even mentioned here. Just realized that. She likes to yell to the judges and also likes to loosen up whenever she has a chance though her father (played by Sam Neill) would like for her to focus on her game a lot more.

This movie plays very much like Notting Hill at first, with him being the nobody, and her the star. But then he starts winning, and also falling in love. She's also falling in love, but her father's pressure makes her leave him and that's when their game changes for rest of the games, and movie.

I loved the chemistry between Paul and Kirsten, and the fact that he's eleven years older than her in real life didn't affect the movie. And they played great tennis, specially Paul. The scenes playing were just a few, looked very real and well played.
So a very recommended movie that has sports, comedy, and love.