A marvellous movie!

Rating: 9/10 (11 March 2006)

Chris Wilton (Jonathon Rhys Meyers), a tennis coach meets Tom Hewett (Matthew Goode). After a few drinks, Tom invites Chris to the opera. He meets Chloe Hewett (Emily Mortimer), Tom's sister. They form a relationship, then Chris meets Tom's fiancé Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson), an aspiring actress. From here on betrayal and lust and intertwined between these people.
Woody Allen's new movie is one of the best of the years and I find it odd it missed out on a Best Picture nomination. The acting in this is perfect. Meyers and Johansson prove to be growing talent. They are both extremely good, and excellently backed up by Emily Mortimer and Brian Cox.
This isn't Woody Allen many people know, this isn't a comedy, it is a very heavy drama with romance in it. But this isn't bad, in fact, it's brilliant. This features some fine cinematography, music, acting, writing and directing. To go in depth with this movie would probably spoil it, so I won't.
The only major quarrel with this movie was I felt it overly long. Maybe a few slight cuts could have made it better. But other than that small thing, this movie is highly recommended! 4½/5.