When does the entertainment start?

Rating: 3/10 (12 January 2006)

I saw "Match Point" last night with my wife and thought the film was a complete bore. I could see the scaffolding behind every scene and it was so movie-ish that I could not enjoy it. This film is slowly paced and the actors were working so hard, it seemed as if they had as good a time making the film as I did watching/enduring it. The twitty Brits, the opera music and the bad tennis swings all had me checking my watch and looking for the exits. There were no funny moments, which is what I look for in Allen films. Maybe he should just stick to NYC and comedies because this Gosford Park-light thing isn't working for him. The only thing I liked in the movie was Scarlett Johannsen (sp?), up until the point where she became a schreechy harridan.
PS My wife liked it more than I did. But not a whole lot more.