Woody Allen should stick to comedy

Rating: 3/10 (26 October 2008)

Woody Allen should stick to comedy, which he does very well. Match Point has an unlikely and rather banal story line, interpreted by unsympathetic characters, with gratuitous sex scenes, and although the acting was above par, the opera bits in the background were totally incongruous and the whole thing left me with a profound sense of disappointment because I had been looking forward to something more edifying from a genius like this writer/director. There is no point in Match Point but I will give it 3 points for its production values and its authentic capture of the London scene. Perhaps Woody Allen should think seriously about returning to comedy -- the medium that put his on the map.