Dreadfully and God awfully boring

Rating: 2/10 (1 August 2006)

When the late great Johnny Carson did comedy, one of his adages was, If you buy the bit, you buy the premise. In Match Point, I couldn't buy the bit or the premise. Here are a bunch of characters that you cared very little for, including Scarlett Johannsen. What happens to her in the end was a relief for the audience. She is unpleasant and stiff with the portrayal. I found myself skipping chapters to get to the end of this thing. It takes forever to get to any plot development and you have to wonder why she was to be such a vixen or temptress to these guys. If she was there just for the sex, she was boring in that. No was no chemistry in any of the scenes that would warrant this guy to risk his job and marriage to her. After seeing this movie, I'll save my money and avoid any Woody Allen movie with Scarlett Johannsen.