Spoiler (I think) - "Crimes & Misdemeanors II" - otherwise entitled "Match Point"

Rating: 5/10 (25 January 2006)

I am so frustrated and terribly disappointed in what I hope is a final re hash of redemption as an old-fashioned notion and the relish with which Woodman gleefully seems to enjoy "getting away with murder," shades of "Crimes & Misdemeanors." I have been a Woody Allen fan since I was a teenager (moons ago) and he's finally lost me. Not to say I won't see his next film but it looks as though Woody has finally decided, once and for all, there there is no God and God is LUCK. In "Match Point" he alludes to how punishing the killer would renew his faith in the human condition (paraphrase) but he places the final nail in the coffin with this second tale of none redemption - luck (?) or simply poor choices all around. I found no surprises in this film except for the sorry surprise of no new "Allen". Even the phrase, "I'm walking on air" was one that contributed to Michael Caine's Academy Award for "Hannah & Her Sisters."
Just need to get over my disappointment. Or, maybe I'm expecting too much. We can all get stuck somewhere in our lives. I'm going to pray for Woody whether he likes it or not.
Oh yes, the acting, directing and cinematography were just ducky!