MATCH POINT...A London Thriller, but is it really a game???

Rating: 8/10 (30 December 2005)

MATCH POINT takes Woody Allen in a new direction in his films and presents a London setting that is out of this world. Exterior locations add to the suspense which continues to build in the film, and the use of interiors with rich set decorations and the flat that overlooks the Thames really add to the luxe look of MATCH POINT.
A tremendous cast headed by the talented Jonathan Rhys Meyers, as Chris, and the beautiful Scarlett Johansson as Nola, drive MATCH POINT to its exciting conclusion. My only regret with the film is that I wish I could have liked the characters more, and had more empathy with their individual journeys. They came off as a bit too posh, spoiled and hedonistic in which Rhys Meyers character offers the final conclusion to this MATCH POINT. But in the end, it maybe MATCH...POINT...But is it really the GAME we came to expect? Perhaps the Golden Globes will lead us to that answer.