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Match Point (2005)

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User Rating: 7.8/10 (44,529 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Woody Allen
Writer (WGA):
Woody Allen (written by)
Release Date:
20 January 2006 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Passion Temptation Obsession more
Plot:
At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for a femme-fatal type who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(24 articles)
Trailer: Brideshead Revisited Movie Trailer (From toxicshock. 24 July 2008, 1:02 AM, PDT)
Allen Returns to New York (From WENN. 21 December 2007)
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Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jonathan Rhys Meyers ... Chris Wilton (as Jonathan Rhys Meyers)
Alexander Armstrong ... Mr. Townsend
Paul Kaye ... Estate Agent
Matthew Goode ... Tom Hewett

Brian Cox ... Alec Hewett
Penelope Wilton ... Eleanor Hewett

Emily Mortimer ... Chloe Hewett Wilton
Janis Kelly ... 'La Traviata' Performer
Alan Oke ... 'La Traviata' Performer
Mark Gatiss ... Ping-Pong Player

Scarlett Johansson ... Nola Rice
Philip Mansfield ... Waiter
Simon Kunz ... Rod Carver
Geoffrey Streatfield ... Alan Sinclair (as Geoffrey Streatfeild)
Mary Hegarty ... 'Rigoletto' Performer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Woody Allen Summer Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some sexuality.
Runtime:
124 min | Finland:126 min (theatrical version)
Country:
UK | USA | Luxembourg
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital (Mono)
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Company:
BBC Films more

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Trivia:
The film was shown out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Nola calls Chris on his mobile when Alec and Eleanor Hewett have come to visit, the ring-tone that is heard is Nokia's default, 'Grande Valse', although Chris's phone is a Motorola. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: The man who said "I'd rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck. It's scary to think so much is out of one's control. There are moments in a match when the ball hits the top of the net, and for a split second, it can either go forward or fall back. With a little luck, it goes forward, and you win. Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose.
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Movie Connections:
References Diarios de motocicleta (2004) more
Soundtrack:
O figli, o figli miei! more

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322 out of 505 people found the following comment useful:-
Masterpiece, 27 May 2005
10/10
Author: gpmovie from Australia

I was lucky enough to see this film at the Cannes Film Festival recently where it screened out of competition. Being a Woody Allen fan, I was just hoping the film would be OK and not a disaster like some of his most recent films. Boy, was I surprised! MATCH POINT is easily his best film since CRIMES AND MISDEMEANOURS and once of his best ever. In his first foray out of Manhattan and into London, you would have thought he had lived there all his life. This film is a masterpiece and is a sure bet to win critical acclaim and many awards. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is a revelation and finally lands a role of a lifetime as a young man who enters the world of the wealthy elite and would do anything to stay there. Scarlett Johansson has never looked as sultry and sexy as she does here playing the cool femme fatale. The film is beautifully structured and the performances by all and sundry are exemplary. Emily Mortimer and Brian Cox stand out among the supporting cast. The film has so many layers and so many unexpected twists that this is obviously the work of a genius director in full flight.

What can I say. The best way to see this film is without knowing too much about it as I did and you will come away from it declaring that Woody Allen is still alive and kicking and still able to make a masterpiece even after all these years.

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