a hymn to the superficiality of happiness

Rating: 9/10 (30 January 2006)

Match Point portrays in a very beautiful manner that love and passion in life usually flourish against logic and out of proportion. This is what makes the hero of this movie a tragic person, someone who can get by in life using Socrate's saying "the saddest thing in life is to be born". Personally,what i really liked about this film was Allen's mastery of playing games with his audience's minds, compelling them to take compassion on a person that is about to give up any moral principle to preserve his superficial happiness. This is a high level of cinematography, very appealing to to those who get absorbed by a riveting plot. Also highly recommended to those who consider visual effects or stories without any grip on reality as definite no-nos.