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Match Point received its world premiere in an enthusiastically received presentation at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. A clandestine love affair sends one man's charmed life into a tailspin in this dark, disturbing drama written and directed by Woody Allen, his first film set and shot in Great Britain and one his few films sans any humor.
Nov 2, 2005 · Overview. Chris, a former tennis player, looks for work as an instructor. He meets Tom Hewett, a wealthy young man whose sister Chloe falls in love with Chris. But Chris has his eye on Tom's fiancee Nola. Chris, a former tennis player, looks for work as an instructor.
I honestly feel that the new film is a more interesting morality play than Crimes and Misdemeanors, although it lacks the earlier film's undeniably brilliant twined comedy/tragedy plotlines). In a nutshell: Chris (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) is a tennis pro, who falls in with the son (Matthew Goode) of a wealthy family.
Match Point. 72 Metascore. 2005. 1 hr 55 mins. Drama, Suspense. R. Watchlist. Woody Allen's morality tale about a social climber who marries into a wealthy British family but has a torrid affair ...
Dec 29, 2005 · December 29, 2005. A. O. Scott reviews Woody Allen's "Match Point," starring Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Scarlett Johansson.
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Match Point is a drama about ambition, the seduction of wealth, love, and sexual passion. Perhaps most importantly, however, the story reveals the huge part luck plays in events, refuting the comforting misconception that more of life is under our control than really is. Scarlett Johansson (The Island), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Bend It Like ...
