What I mostly liked was the warmth between the two leads. Lizzie and Peter like each other, and because they share the same profession they have more to talk about then their feelings.

...although ‘in tennis love means nothing’, love is very much what we’re really interested in here.

Den centrale konflikt er svær at tage helt alvorligt, og selvom Bettany og Dunst har en udmærket kemi, kan de ikke stille meget op med den slappe, klichéprægede dialog.