A modern Greek tragedy

Rating: 8/10 (24 January 2006)

Allen's epic rendition of a classic theme: poor boy climbs up the social latter by meeting a rich and sweet girl, then falls for the sexy and forbidden chick. The plot moves with the merciless pace of Greek tragedy, blending a reflection on modern feelings (love and lust, affection and attraction, passion and cynicism) and one on ancient human obsessions (fate and necessity, or Tyche and Ananke, as the Greek would call them). You always know what is coming next just early enough so you can linger in the pain of the inevitable: Match Point is ultimately just about how desperately uncontrollable human life is, and how we deal (or do not deal) with it. Make no mistake: you will remember this movie for a long, long time.