Match Point (2005)
Match Point is a drama about ambition and obsession, the seduction of wealth, and the often discordant relationship between love and sexual passion. Perhaps most importantly, however, the story reveals the huge part luck plays in the events of our lives, refuting the comforting misconception that more of life is under our control than really is. (Dream Works Pictures)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Woody Allen
Written By: Woody Allen
Starring: Brian Cox, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ewen Bremner, Matthew Goode, James Nesbitt, Toby Kebbell, Colin Salmon, Rupert Penry-Jones, Zoe Telford, Rose Keegan
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Crime
Country: Ireland, Luxembourg, UK, USA
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Alex Watkins | 5 91st |
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What a gut-wrenching movie. My stomach was in knots for about the last hour of the film. I knew going in what the big plot point was, but that didn't make it any less tense and gripping. You can't help but feel that any minute, a single thread will unravel and the entire thing will come crashing down on Chris. A hell of a drama/thriller, with some effective dark comedic elements and a really strong philosophical statement about luck.
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Jeb | 91 82nd |
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A huge comeback from Allen after countless years of deterioration. A gut-wrenching, heart-throbbing and afflictive thriller with many complicated logics and statements about luck and death. Chris's predicaments and challenges bring on almost deadly dismay. A high point in Woody's career as far as his recent decline goes.
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Magb | 85 73rd |
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My exposure to Allen's recent output is limited, but this seems to me like an attempt on his part to return to the kind of film he was making in the 80's. This is a movie that creeps up on you and gets under your skin, from the unassuming start to the chilling ending. I'm glad Woody didn't cast himself as someone's quirky American stepfather or something, 'cause he showed here -- as he has done before -- that he's perfectly capable of making serious dramas with storytelling at the forefront.
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| 2 | Malignant | 90 86th |
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The pace is about as slow as real life, which was the intention. While the effect works it doesn't fix the fact the the first half the the movie seems to just be exposition for the second half.
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Kojiless | 30 32nd |
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I'm not an Allen fan, but decided it was high time I gave him another go, starting with a fairly recent movie that came highly recommended. Unfortunately, I found Match Point to be a tired, by-the-numbers thriller with cookie cutter characters driving a Ford Pinto plot, taking every expected turn down the cobbled avenues of Richie Richville...up until the last curve, when instead of turning down the road to Hollywood redemption, the car veers off a cliff and explodes into a ball of fiery bliss.
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Tripwyre | 91 93rd |
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The first good film out of Woody Allen in a long while, and what could possibly prove to be his last best effort. The plot direction is fairly easy to see before too long, but what makes the movie exceptional is the sense of dread Allen instills in everything. The tension mounts to the point where the film is physically uncomfortable to watch and I just wanted it to be over with -- and yet, that's the highest compliment I can pay it. Outstanding.
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hellsditch | 84 81st |
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The most un-Woody Woody movie I've seen, and how refreshing after watching 3-4 of his recent forays into Europe masquerading as theatrical films. An actual plot...tension...story advancement...wow! Ran across it randomly on a Sunday afternoon and stuck through it all while I waited and waited for it to take an abrupt, lame turn. To my surprise, it only got better as the main character continued his spiral into total and irredeemable depravity.
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critickerkaw | 90 64th |
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(High score based on the fact I thought it was a well-done movie, but n ot that I *liked* it!)
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skiewulfy | 90 99th |
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I think that its great when a film actually opens with a thesis statement; in this case that luck is the controlling force of our lives. There's a lot more to this film than that, with influences from opera, Dostoevsky and some modern nihilism, there's a lot of nuance to each scene that can only be gained through repeated viewing. Some people may find the acting to be a bit wooden, but it seems appropriate to the characters; in a way a commentary on artifice.
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thehynes | 45 19th |
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The performance of Rhys Myers is more wooden than my old chap when I'm looking at Scarlett Johansson
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fuxoft | 40 14th |
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Awfully boring and predictable, with one single "oh I'm so clever" twist towards the end.
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Actionberg | 85 84th |
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A magnificently composed, brutally dark satire of bourgeois culture. It's complex, pretty-looking, and intense. I'm an irrational Woody Allen fan, but I feel this is easily one of his finest achievements.
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Moribunny | 78 88th |
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Quite possibly Woody Allen's best film of the aughties? I appreciated the buildup more than I did the climax, which seemed to kind of shift into a different genre, not so seamlessly. But for the most part it's really well-written and engaging, and not smart-alecky or saccharine or trite like some of the other later works by Allen.
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Last third is a knockout.
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Pickpocket | 10 98th |
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I love this movie. It is the best Woody Allen movie that he doesn't star in and his personal favorite. Rhys Meyer is a little out manned in the acting department but he's still suitable enough to make it work. Awesome movie.
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aus_hab_fan | 80 80th |
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Good movie, well played by all actors and actresses. Music is absolutely perfect throughout. You find yourself clutching the seat you're sitting in, or the person sitting next to you, as the tense situation gets more tense. And whether you regard it as a happy or sad ending is regardless - it's still good
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Ytadel | 8 93rd |
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The drama half of Crimes and Misdemeanors moved to Britain and blown up into a feature, and coincidentally one of Allen's best films in years and years. Posh and nasty, with great dialogue, some stomach churning suspense, and Scarlett Johansson at her hottest.
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Derekstar | 100 96th |
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I was on the edge of my seat, which clearly means that Match Point was a success. Certainly it's the best Allen movie of the '00's. This movie stands totally apart from everything else in Allen's filmography, showing that the man still has it in him to innovate. That's so refreshing.
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JooJoo | 5 80th |
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There's stuff I'm not crazy about here, but then i recall Johansson. Goddamn. Not just how ridiculously hot she is, but the acting chops as well.
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frederic_g54 | 8 77th |
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I thought everything was unfolding too fast at the start, and felt everything had been said by the 45-minute mark but it managed to turn things around in a surprising and satisfying way. One of Woody's best.
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paulofilmo | 62 17th |
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Film-lite. I can't deny the character development made it compelling, but compare it to say, "The Talented Mr. Ripley," and it just seems pathetic and unnecessary. (What's going on? Are people just googoo over Woody and his rara Dostoevsky allusions?). And that's forgiving it the crummy acting and gimmicky pretense about "luck." gngh, regret staying up late for this. It's sanitised masturbation fodder for anglophiles and bored housewives, complete with cloyingly neutral colour palette.
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XakkMaster | 87 81st |
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Some men will go to astonishing lengths to preserve reputation and retain luxury. This movie had my stomach in knots for over an hour, nearly making me sick from the tension - but that's praise. One heck of a sexy, nihilistic thriller with a plausible premise and dynamite ending. The operatic music is used to tremendous effect, giving these acts of infidelity and depravity an air of high class; fitting as it parallels the monetary comfort of high society against the dangerous power of seduction.
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jmarkthespot | 60 54th |
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The Talented Mr. Ripley anyone? But really, the suspense lasts maybe two minutes, but by that time you already know what is going to happen and everything leading up to that point is just a waste. I will give it credit that the ending was a lot of fun, although nonetheless it still suffers from the "Woody Allen effect."
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jack parsons | 8 60th |
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This would've received a damn perfect score if anyone was cast other than Rhys Meyers.
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billkerwin | 98 97th |
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One of Woody's best, right up there with "Crimes and Misdemeanors."
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overrated | 77 86th |
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The weak link here is Rhys Meyers, he's serviceable but not great. With a stronger lead this would have been fantastic.
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| 1 | kschurmn | 60 24th |
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Crimes and Misdemeanors with a cast that trades talent for youth and looks.
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| Average Percentile 58.88% from 6849 Ratings |  |