I thought it was ridiculous when they said Match Point was one of Woody Allen's best films. It couldn't have been possible. But this is a film Allen has been trying to make for over thirty years. In finally succeeding at the drama his has always wanted to make, Allen has also crafted a brilliant thriller.
A bourgeois satire almost worthy of Godard, Match Point presents a group of morally bankrupt characters in an existential world. Reminiscent of Crimes and Misdemeanors, the tale of sin in a godless world is buoyed by great performances from Meyers and Johansson. In addition, it may be the most beautifully shot Allen film since Manhattan, with a tight construction and a wonderful screenplay. An excellent film.
Current 2005 Top 10:
1. A History of Violence
2. The New World
3. The Squid and the Whale
4. Match Point
5. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
6. Grizzly Man
7. The Devil's Rejects
8. Broken Flowers
9. Brokeback Mountain
10. Last Days
A bourgeois satire almost worthy of Godard, Match Point presents a group of morally bankrupt characters in an existential world. Reminiscent of Crimes and Misdemeanors, the tale of sin in a godless world is buoyed by great performances from Meyers and Johansson. In addition, it may be the most beautifully shot Allen film since Manhattan, with a tight construction and a wonderful screenplay. An excellent film.
Current 2005 Top 10:
1. A History of Violence
2. The New World
3. The Squid and the Whale
4. Match Point
5. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
6. Grizzly Man
7. The Devil's Rejects
8. Broken Flowers
9. Brokeback Mountain
10. Last Days
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