lucky to win

Rating: Null/10 (17 April 2006)

i've just finished watching the film. this is the first time i saw Woody Allen's film, although i know he is one of the best American directors. the reason for this is that i mainly care about the British films and the films concerned with the British people. it is the story and location of this film that make me buy a DVD of it and watch it very attentively. while watching it, i felt that the main theme of the film is almost the same with "damage" i've seen before, which has Juliette Binoche as its leading actress. both of these two seem to share the same theme that one should pay for his wrongdoings out of love affair, at least in the most part of "match point". but the ending of these two differentiate from each other greatly. "damage" ends with Chris's lucky avoidance from the legitimate punishment, while in "damage" the MP answered for all he has done. lucky or not, both of them give a vivid performance of those who are exhausted mentally by the affair, which is always the bewilderment of those who are struggling between love and lust. a good film worthy of recommendation!