A new kind of Allen

Rating: 9/10 (23 June 2006)

If you like production of Woody Allen you will fall in love with "Match Point"! I'm a big fan of Allen. His films contains so much ironic humor and great dialog that you cannot help but admire this 70-year-old funny little man.
I was surprised after seen "Match Point" because it represent a different kind of Allen. The irony was there but instead of raving comedy he gave us some completely different. "Match Point" is a story about love, passion and coincidence. Ex-tennis professional Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys-Myers) gets caught up with intriguing affair with his brothers bride Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson). New heat is more interesting than his life with his wife Chloe (doll-faced Emily Mortimer. The passion becomes so powerful and overwhelming that it will have a huge impact on what will happen next.
The film is a different kind of Woody Allen because his known set Manhattan/New York has changed to rainy London. Allen expands his views, and the result is one working combination of new locations charm and variety. That fact made "Match Point" even more likable.
After 70's and 80's strut with great actors like Diane Keaton, Dianne Wiest and his ex-spouse Mia Farrow it is a blessing to see Allen directing rising young stars. We have seen Diane Keaton's face so many times in his older production that it is fantastic to see that he haven't lost his touch with younger stars either.
The end of the film was so striking that we laughed and could not believe the irony of being at right place at the right time. Ball is definitely back at this old saxophonist's court! What a work of art! Match point!