Wimbledon Critic Reviews

A sports movie with a quick wit, uncommon grace and a romantic soul. Read the full review

This is not a great movie, and you will be able to live quite happily without seeing it, but what it does, it does with a certain welcome warmth.Read the full review

Nothing more than amiable fluff, yet Bettany infuses it with a brazen dash of reality. You believe in him, even when you don't quite believe in the movie. Read the full review

A crowd-pleaser.Read the full review

A bit of a philosophical muddle, but the climactic tennis scenes are galvanically convincing, with some long, nerve-racking volleys. And the rest of the picture works as "Notting Hill" (1999) with balls--and rackets.Read the full review

Bettany is the best thing about the movie. A wonderful dramatic actor, he also proves to be richly skilled at romantic comedy, playing Peter with an easy grace and a droll sense of humor.Read the full review

Boasts appealing leads and dazzling court play, but the film never rises above its by-the-numbers plot to generate emotional heat. Read the full review

The Bjorn Borg of romantic comedies: precise, good-looking, dependable and serviceable, if predictable. It never really heats up, which is too bad.Read the full review

Although Wimbledon is a much more conventional film, it still has cleverer-than-average dialogue and sharply drawn subsidiary characters. Read the full review