Match Point

Match Point

2005 film by Woody Allen
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Match Point (2005)

Directed by Woody Allen

Genres - Drama | Sub-Genres - Psychological Drama, Romantic Drama | Release Date - Dec 29, 2005 (USA - Limited) | Run Time - 124 min. | Countries - UK | MPAA Rating - R

Synopsis by Mark Deming

A clandestine love affair sends one man's charmed life into a tailspin in this dark, disturbing drama written and directed by Woody Allen, his first film set and shot in Great Britain and one his few films sans any humor. Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) is an Irish tennis player with an impoverished background. Just accomplished enough to make his way onto the professional circuit, but not skilled enough to be a consistent winner, he now works as an instructor at a London tennis club. The wealthy Tom Hewett (Matthew Goode), who is as impressed by Chris's charm and good looks as he is by his game, takes a tennis lesson from the young man. Chris's intelligence and wit also make a strong impression on Tom's pretty sister, Chloe (Emily Mortimer), who soon falls for him. It isn't long before Chris and Chloe are engaged to be married, a match that pleases both Tom and his father, Alec (Brian Cox), a successful businessman who believes Chris has a bright future in his firm. However, Chris also feels an overwhelming attraction to Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson), a sexy blonde from the United States who is dating Tom. Though Nola initially puts up some resistance, Chris gently nudges her in the direction of an affair. Passion soon ignites between the two, and they have a one-time sexual encounter, even as Chris and Chloe plan their wedding. Nola resists, however, when Chris makes additional attempts to wheedle her into bed. Nola drops out of Chris's life shortly before his wedding, but a chance meeting a few months later resurrects the relationship as Chris and Chloe try to start a family. Match Point received its world premiere in an enthusiastically received presentation at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival

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Match Point is a 2005 drama film written and directed by Woody Allen, and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, and Penelope Wilton. Rhys Meyers's character marries into a wealthy family, but his social position is threatened by his affair with his brother-in-law's girlfriend, played by Johansson. The film treats themes of morality, greed, and the roles of lust, money, and luck in life, leading many to compare it to Allen's earlier film Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). It was produced and filmed in London after Allen had difficulty finding financial support for the film in New York. The agreement obliged him to make it there using a cast and crew mostly from the United Kingdom. Allen quickly re-wrote the script, which was originally set in New York, for a British setting.

Critics in the United States praised the film and its British setting, and welcomed it as a return to form for Allen. In contrast, reviewers from the United Kingdom treated Match Point less favourably, finding fault with the locations and, especially, the idiom of the dialogue. Allen was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

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  • 12 May 2005 (2005-05-12) (Cannes)
  • 6 January 2006 (2006-01-06) (United Kingdom)
  • 20 January 2006 (2006-01-20) (United States)
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124 minutes
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$85.3 million

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Christopher "Chris" Wilton: (He stands on the window sill of his future flat and looks down) Have I told you I'm afraid of heights?
Chloe Hewett Wilton: Really?
Christopher "Chris" Wilton: Yeah.
Chloe Hewett Wilton: That could be a problem
(Chris sniggers)
  • Woody Allen's favourite film of his own.
  • Because it was filmed in Britain, Woody Allen had to have a certain percentage of British cast and crew. Apparently he made his quota before casting Kate Winslet. After she backed out to spend more time with her family, Allen cast American Scarlett Johansson.
  • In a nod to Hitchcock, a playbill showing Woody's face in deadpan is briefly seen as Chris arrives at the Tate museum to meet Nola.
  • Woody Allen's first film in 19 years to make a profit in America. The last was Hannah and Her Sisters (1986).
  • The film was shown out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

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