Match Point (2005)reviewed by Benn "Where's the Humanity?" Farrell
In "Match Point," Chris Wilton, played by Johnathan Rhys Meyers (Bend It Like Beckham), is a former tennis pro, looking to find work as an instructor. He soon meets Tom Hewett, whose sister Chloe falls in love with Chris; however, Chris has his eyes on Tom's fiancee, the lucious Nola, played by Scarlett Johansen (The Island). After already marrying Chloe, Chris tries to juggle both women and at some point must choose between them...especially when Nola gets pregnant with his baby. The situation turns violent and Allen (Melinda and Melinda, Shadows and Fog) gets yet another Academy Award nomination for it. The movie is very slow in the start, very redundant in the middle and very abrupt in the end. I have no clue what Allen was trying to say with this picture except the luck in our lives can sometimes save our a** or fry it. I really couldn't give a crap for Chris, and I'm not sure if I was supposed to. Chris has no consequences for his action, especially after the movie's length climactic sequence, so why should I give a crap about the film? Overall, I don't know who would like this movie where bad things happen and no one is held responsible after being dragged through a slow paced 124-minute film. Big fat yawn on this one, even though I liked most of the dialogue. Benn - Where's the Humanity?
This movie is just another example of how Woody Allen doesn't write as well for movie scripts he's not starring in as well.