I think that Mr. Allen needs to get a new lease on life.

Rating: 3/10 (1 January 2006)

Mr. Allen's theme is getting quite tiresome to me. He is so overtly cynical about the human condition (and its possibility for change) that I find him quite boring. Honestly, I can't figure out why people think this film is so good. The acting was fine and the cinematography was also good, but the movie was about people I just don't care about. It might do Mr. Allen a world of good to get out among real people and get to know them. While we all have our issues, I think that he might find a glimmer of hope among some of them. I would certainly introduce him to my friends and colleagues and maybe he might change his mind.
There was a time when he found some beauty within people. "Broadway Danny Rose" comes to mind. It's not that I don't find many of his past movies filled with brilliance, even "Crimes and Misdemeanors", which thematically is an exact duplicate of "Match Point," but the unbelievable crush of cynicism is too much to bear.