The ending destroyed all

Rating: 5/10 (28 May 2008)

I have seen Match Point, and i try real hard to like it, but at best i am indifferent. At the start the movie is like a firecracker sparking off bits of sun. It is insightful. I mean the bit about luck, and how it determines life, excellent,smart script writing, very genuine. And of course, the character of Nola is very charming and sexy. The characters are all in these very interesting and awkward circumstances. I can't deny that this movie has a lot working, but that's what makes it so sad when it stops working,and starts to dysfunction like a leaky pipe going from leaving a few drops, to puddles.
The whole movie, well, it all falls apart in the end. All the artistic cleverness of this movie gets completely ruined by the murder of Nola. I mean it's like someone took a beautiful picture and lit it on fire, or someone threw paint on an original master piece before they made prints. I think the end is of such poor quality, that it actually drains the beauty out of the entire film, and it is there for shock value alone.