 Reading the reviews of Wimbledon is like watching a polite tennis match, with each side lobbing easy shots to the other. Stephen Holden in the New York Times calls it "a likable, formulaic sports movie." To John Anderson in Newsday, "it's a smart movie with a smart director (Richard Loncraine)." Lou Lumenick in the New York Post describes it as "ultra-predictable if essentially painless." But Wesley Morris in the Boston Globe thinks it's "a cheesy romantic pastry." However, Carrie Rickey in the Philadelphia Inquirer finds the movie to be "a slick comedy that's more fun than it has any right to be." On the other hand Michael Wilmington in the Chicago Tribune finds it "yowlingly childish." Bob Longino in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution awards a draw to the two sides. He writes: "Always light, always breezy and anything but coy, Wimbledon is entirely watchable and entirely forgettable the moment it's over." |
