Chris Wilton, a young tennis instructor, becomes involved with a wealthy family, one member of which he's teaching tennis. This leads to his rise in the world of upper class people and his subsequent romantic involvement with two women. A clandestine affair follows, leading him into a ever deepening quagmire until the only way out for him is to contemplate doing away with one of the women.
Release Date: December 28, 2005 (NY, LA; wide release: January 20) Studio: DreamWorks Pictures Director: Woody Allen
Screenwriter: Woody Allen Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, Penelope Wilton Genre: Drama, Thriller MPAA Rating: R (for some sexuality) Official Website: DreamWorks.com/MatchPoint
Chris Wilton, a young tennis instructor, becomes involved with a wealthy family, one member of which he's teaching tennis. This leads to his rise in the world of upper class people and his subsequent romantic involvement with two women. A clandestine affair follows, leading him into a ever deepening quagmire until the only way out for him is to contemplate doing away with one of the women.
Scarlett Johansson ("The Island"), Jonathan Rhys-Meyers ("Bend It Like Beckham"), Emily Mortimer ("Lovely & Amazing"), Matthew Goode ("Chasing Liberty"), Brian Cox ("The Bourne Identity,", "The Bourne Supremacy") and Penelope Wilton ("Iris," "Calendar Girls") star in "Match Point," a new dramatic thriller from writer/director Woody Allen.
"Match Point" is a drama about ambition, the seduction of wealth, love, and sexual passion. Perhaps most importantly, however, the story reveals the huge part luck plays in events, refuting the comforting misconception that more of life is under our control than really is.
Written and directed by Academy Award® winner Woody Allen ("Annie Hall," "Hannah and Her Sisters"), "Match Point" represents a departure for the native New Yorker, the majority of whose films lovingly depict New York and—not always so lovingly—New Yorkers. Crossing the Atlantic for the first time in his film career, Allen set "Match Point" in London, where it was also filmed.
Like almost every Woody Allen movie, Match Point is definitely an interesting meditation on the meaning of life and why it turns out like it does. He once again gives his characters depth that pushes us to look at ourselves and question how we view life. —Continue
In his newest film, Match Point, Woody Allen continues his search to understand a meaningless world. He continues to show us that often injustice prevails. He continues to show us that guilt can be fleeting and meaningless. He continues to present a world that seems to be devoid of right and wrong – only what is. But… —Continue
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