Don't believe in luck?? Lets see if "Match Point" can change that.

Rating: 9/10 (13 February 2006)

The movie really went from disaster to masterpiece within the last five minutes. It makes its case with the whole "luck" factor being an integral part of everyone' life and makes it well. Although the script is definitely not any more believable than a spruced up sci-fi, "awesome" is the word for this movie. However, it's not exactly the same as space shuttles docked on meteors planting nukes. "Match Point" makes it case about life and luck from the word GO and successfully nails it in with a wedding ring saving families, careers and feigned innocence.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, playing Chris Wilton, does an incredible job playing a small time tennis instructor who gets involved with a wealthy conglomerate's daughter and soon bowls her over. Her parents decide to groom the young man ordering roasted chicken instead of soaked caviar towards becoming their son-in-law. Understandably, Chris is doing a great job running his father-in-law's business while scaling the corporate ladder. The movie does not explain however, if Chris got his MBA from Harvard or Kelloggs !! Soon he falls prey to Nola's(played by Scarlett) drop dead gorgeousness who incidentally happens to have been engaged to his wife's brother but only to break up soon. Chris nurses his affair while his wife nurses her obsession to get pregnant repeatedly albeit a slow starter. What follows is a bunch of credible and not so credible romanticizing. Chris soon gets torn apart with his affair and his career centric marriage and decides to do something radical and drastic. Chris' actions however, although seemingly adroit wouldn't really fit into a professional's handbook. Well, "Fortune does Favour Brave Chris" in the end. I really got Lost in Translation with Scarlett and have been watching out for her ever since and she definitely doesn't disappoint with this one either. Soundtrack predominantly has an operatic allure and it somehow seems to fit.
All in all, "Match Point" is definitely worth all the "dead presidents" and if you already believe in luck get ready for some reinforcements.
9 on 10