British tennis player Peter clutches to an embarrassingly low position on the tennis-ranking ladder. Handed a wild card for Wimbledon, he expects it to be his final bow.
The kind of movie that allows the non-cynical movie-goer to sit back and relax in the presence of actors who work well with each other and a script whose familiarity is an asset.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
18 Sep 2004
rotten:
[A] reluctant thumbs down.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
20 Sep 2004
fresh:
A pleasant enough entertainment at a time when movies either pleasant or entertaining are in short supply.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
1 Oct 2004
rotten:
The movie needs the stars' charm and director Richard Loncraine's polish, because the faulty script is just barely good enough to hold us for 100 minutes.
– Chris Hewitt (St. Paul),
Houston Chronicle,
21 Jul 2005
rotten:
All in all, it's rather pleasant, but nothing else.