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Release Date: Dec 28, 2005
Running Time: 124 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
starring: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, Penelope Wilton, James Nesbitt, Ewen Bremner, Rupert Penry Jones, Margaret Tyzack
director: Woody Allen
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A one-time tennis pro, Chris Wilton was used to falling just short in his life. But when he befriends Tom Hewett and marries his sister, Chloe, the doors are opened to the kind of money and success that Chris had once only dreamed of having. Chris should have settled for happiness, but he is torn by his attraction to Tom's impossibly beautiful and alluring fiancée, Nola. The attraction turns to an obsession that forces Chris to make a critical choice. Now everything in his life hinges on whether or not Chris falls short again--and if his luck runs out.
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Some say Match Point marks writer/director Woody Allen's return to excellence. Maybe so, but it's really more of a reminder on how deliciously screwed up he can be. Story No, Match Point isn't about tennis--well, not in the traditional sense anyway. It's more a metaphor, revolving around a pivotal moment in the life of one-time tennis pro Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). You see, he's grown tired of the pro-circuit life and wants something different in his life. As luck would have it, he… 
PETER TRAVERS -
December 1, 2005
Woody Allen's best movie in years means to trip us up: Sexual sizzle. London instead of Manhattan. Brit actors. Dark humor with a sting that leaves welts. You bet it's a change. And it looks good on the Woodman, who doesn't act in the film but writes and directs with a bristling newfound energy. True Allenphiles, however, will have no trouble recognizing the subversive themes that coursed through his 1989 groundbreaker, Crimes and Misdemeanors. Chris Wilton, an Irish social climber played with…
PETER TRAVERS -
December 1, 2005
Woody Allen's best movie in years means to trip us up: Sexual sizzle. London instead of Manhattan. Brit actors. Dark humor with a sting that leaves welts. You bet it's a change. And it looks good on the Woodman, who doesn't act in the film but writes and directs with a bristling newfound energy. True Allenphiles, however, will have no trouble recognizing the subversive themes that coursed through his 1989 groundbreaker, Crimes and Misdemeanors. Chris Wilton, an Irish social climber played with…
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