Woody Allen is back in his form, only this time he's a little darker

Rating: 9/10 (22 June 2006)

Match Point is about a former tennis pro named Chris who falls for a femme-fatal type who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law. He has a comfortable life with his soon to be wife but is only interested in his friend's fiancé and that's what leads to his downfall. I have not been a huge fan of Woody Allen, but after watching Match Point, I think that I might pay a little more attention to his films. This is a very interesting film with great acting from the whole cast especially Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, and Emily Mortimer. The screenplay written by Allen was pretty original actually and most of the dialogue was neatly written out. The direction also was good and I like some of the camera shots that Allen pulled out. I like how the film was pretty sappy in the beginning and as things start to turn out bad halfway through, it got darker and built up a lot of suspense. Usually Woody Allen makes comedies and happy ending romances but this is a totally different outlook on his films. Overall, this is a great film that put Woody Allen out of his slump and showed us his best side. I highly recommend it.
Hedeen's Outlook: 8.5/10 ***+ B+