Britain’s Peter Colt has never quite lived up to his dreams of tennis stardom. Once ranked as high as number 11 in the world, the journeyman veteran has watched his number slip to 119 as his confidence on the court slowly ebbs away. Now, on the eve of his leaving the world of professional tennis, he’s granted a wild card, allowing him to play his final Wimbledon tournament…make that his final tournament ever.
Acting
Bettany's hangdog charm carries every scene; Dunst's chaotic energy perfectly mismatched.
Cinematography
Actual Centre Court filming — rare access makes tennis sequences genuinely electric.
Score
British pop soundtrack that screams 2004 in the best possible way.
Director
Richard Loncraine
Kirsten Dunst
Lizzie Bradbury
Paul Bettany
Peter Colt
Sam Neill
Dennis Bradbury
Jon Favreau
Ron Roth
Bernard Hill
Edward Colt
Eleanor Bron
Augusta Colt
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Dieter Prohl
Austin Nichols
Jake Hammond
Robert Lindsay
Ian Frazier
James McAvoy
Carl Colt
John McEnroe
John McEnroe
Chris Evert
Court Commentator Chris Evert
Mary Carillo
Court Commentator Mary Carillo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paul Bettany did most of his own tennis shots; his brother is actual pro tennis player Matthew Bettany. The fraternal rivalry is REAL.
This was part of a brief 2004 wave of tennis cinema alongside 'First Daughter' — Hollywood briefly believed Kirsten Dunst + sports = box office gold. It did not.
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