Seriously bad

Rating: 1/10 (28 November 2005)

I love Woody Allen, so I write this review as a pained fan. I just saw a special screening in London of Match Point, and sad to say, it's the worst film I have seen in a long long time.
The dialogue is terrible. It's unconvincing, hackneyed and laughable (not in a good way). The use of London is pointless, except to use shots of Tate Modern and a couple of red buses and other clichés. If Woody actually thinks people in London live and talk like this, he is sadly mistaken.
The film drags. It's about 30 minutes too long, and has an exceptionally boring plot. There is nothing to recommend this film, except for a few nice supporting characters and lusting after Scarlett Johansson, whose performance is acceptable enough.
Avoid.