Passion or Comfort

Rating: 10/10 (3 July 2014)

Match Point starts off with a strong statement that much of life has to do with luck. Yes, hard work is a must but circumstances make a whole lot of difference. In this Woody Allen film, Match Point (2006) takes you on one wild ride between doing the right thing versus what passion moves you towards. In this film Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is a former tennis star that has high hope in making something of himself. The tennis circuit took him from his humble beginnings but his new job as a tennis instructor at a private club opens the door to opulence. All is well until he falls for his future brother in law's girl Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson) who has a femme-fetal allure that drives him to the edge. A suspenseful movie that wraps the unpredictable sides of human emotion, Match Point is a powerful film.