| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Match Point (2005) |
| Director | Woody Allen |
| Writer | Woody Allen |
| Lead Actor | Scarlett Johansson |
| Cast | Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer |
| Genre | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Release Date | January 20, 2006 (United States) |
| Duration | 2h 1m(121 min) |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDB Rating | 7.6/10 |
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Match Point is a hypnotic film, centered around the theme of chance, or ‘the lucky bounce’, and the basic plot mirrors Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment very closely.
Crime and Punishment is about 70 pages of crime and 400 pages of punishment, as we watch the protagonist writhe and twist in the enormity of his actions. Dostoyevsky wrote a compelling narrative as we watch his main character descend deeper and deeper into madness, tormented by his own guilt.
Allen’s film, on the other hand, takes an hour and a half to set the scene, build the story and develop the characters. It’s like watching a fantastic space ballet, as he weaves his way through London, chasing his characters. It’s not the poetic tribute to New York, as s Manhattan or Annie Hall, and you can almost feel that Allen is a stranger in this city, but it does serve as a magnificent backdrop for a fascinating story.
Scarlett Johansson makes her appearance in this film, and it becomes obvious that Allen has found his newest obsession. Luckily, we don’t have to see him awkwardly paw at Johansson that prestigious role goes to Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, an Irish actor with an intense, brooding look about him.
Match Point has a current of sex in it, as it is sexual attraction that leads to the main character’s downfall – perhaps Allen is making a statement about his own sexually-misshapen life, and the ramifications it has lead him to. After all, Allen’s fall from the grace of New Yorkers is somewhat tied to his disasterous split with Mia Farrow.
Admittedly, I was caught off guard by Match Point, expecting more sputtering and Jewish obsessive behaviour, coupled with witty dialogue… instead, it was a treat to find a tragic film with lies and deception piled ontop of upper class English aristocracy. It’s an homage to literature from the country in the 19th century, perhaps, and it makes for a wonderful viewing.
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