Brian Cox, Emily Mortimer, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Chris Wilton, a young tennis instructor, becomes involved with a wealthy family, one member of which he's giving tennis lessons to. This leads to his rise in the world of upper class people and his su...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 25, 2006
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September 14, 2009I'm not a big fan of dramas but when you find a good one it just has a great way of engrossing you into the story. This is one of those films, well directed, great cast with an interesting story of greed, betrayal and desperation. A very entertaining film.
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March 22, 2009Brilliant. This blew me away with its commentaries on society, intrigue, scandal, and the power of few affecting many. Excellent performances, original plot. Stunning.
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October 6, 2008I just saw Match Point and it's brilliant. And, needless to say, has great performances. Rhys-Meyers and Johansson being the obvious stand-outs. It's immediately involving, has lot's of edge of your seat stuff and has several great twists, all of which are perfectly plausible. Th...( read more)
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July 9, 2008This very cleverly constructed Woody Allen film jumps from social climber story over love drama to ice cold thriller really perfectly and still flows really evenly. The scenes are short and to the point, some events may be happening a little too fast but the plot is carried at an...( read more)
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November 2, 2009First of all, the movie have captured very nice scenes of The Great Britain. i like it. Those opera as background are fantastic!
Is this Jonathan Rhys Meyers best performance to date? I wonder...
Rated 4 stars by Roger Ebert.
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October 14, 2009Woody Allen's [Match Point] breaks a lot of deep-rooted dramatic rules therefore it's really fun for watching. The ending is particularly hilarious ground-breaking & surprising.
Critic Reviews
January 20, 2006
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
January 20, 2006
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
In every scene, Allen's direction is unflinchingly clear-eyed, and it's a pleasure being walked through London at the same unhurried pace that he's taken through Manhattan all these years. full review
January 20, 2006
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Johansson finds her own speech rhythms in Allen's arch dialogue, and in the process, gives his film a quality that his recent work has often lacked, the recognizable flutter of a heart beat behind the... full review
January 5, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Deserves to be ranked with Allen's Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters, Manhattan, Crimes and Misdemeanors and Everyone Says I Love You. full review
December 28, 2005
Claudia Puig, USA Today
A captivating story of class distinctions that evolves into a chilling psychological thriller. full review
December 27, 2005
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
[Allen's] most satisfying film in more than a decade ...
December 22, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
... from the casting to the dialogue, "Match Point" just feels pickled in artificiality. full review
November 30, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Allen evokes Dostoevsky and Dreiser, but don't expect justice from a shocker ending that manages to be devilishly clever and morally repugnant. It's been a long time since a Woody Allen film sparked j... full review
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July 30, 2006A masterpeice!!!!! A powerful story that has been amazingly acted out and superbily directed....an absolutle must watch!
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June 23, 2006for those who have seen it: the whole movie deals mostly with the theme of luck. the main character is extremely lucky, getting the job, the ring bouncing off the fence, and some guy picking it up that happens to be charged with killing Scarlett Johansson's character and neighbour. last line in the movie,"i just hope he's[the baby] lucky". the main character wonders if luck was really a good thing in his life. once i thought of this i liked the movie a LOT more.
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June 19, 2006Absolutely spellbinding. Amazingly acted, directed and splendidly written. Definitely worth watching.
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May 30, 2006Every screenplay should be like this. Woody Allen makes it again. This was definitly one of the best five movies of 2005. It touches me, moves me and impress me. It really shows the bad side of the human being in the best way it could be shown the fight between love and happiness.
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