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Match Point (2005) | User Rating
(107 votes) | Critic Rating
(12 reviews) |
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Directed by
Woody Allen Written by
Woody Allen Cast
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Alexander Armstrong, Paul Kaye, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox [more]
Release Date
• USA: Dec 30, 2005
Budget USD 15,000,000
BoxOffice: $23.1M
Official Website:
Match Point Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for some sexuality.
Running Time
2 hours, 4 minutes
Country UK, USA, Luxembourg
Production Companies
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Magic Hour Media, Thema Production, Invicta Capital Ltd., BBC Films, Jada Productions Ltd.
Studio DreamWorks Distribution LLC
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Match Point (2005)
• Woody Allen Summer Project
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Match Point Reviews |
We can see a little way ahead, we can anticipate some of the mistakes and hazards, but the movie is too clever for us, too cynical. We expect the kinds of compromises and patented endings that most thrillers provide, and this one goes right to the wall. There are cops hanging around trying to figure out what, if anything, anyone in the movie might have been up to, but they're too smart and logical to figure this one out. Bad luck. [read review] 
--Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)
"Match Point" has such a thoroughly satisfying jolt of a conclusion that it makes the film seem more original than it indeed is, but while Allen's twisty little dark tale may echo one of his earlier films, it feels like an auteur's reinvention. If I hadn't known whose work it was, I'd have been hard pressed to identify its author. [read review] B+,B+
Match Point's final act is coldly wicked, perfectly set up with black humor and manipulated expectations. Its conceit that much of life is chalked up to luck is simple, almost throwaway, but it's illustrated here with a veteran's pace -- patient yet efficient... [read review] 9/10
--Jeffrey Chen (WindowToMovies.com)
For some reason “Match Point” is winning over the majority of critics. While it may be Allen’s best film in years, is that really something to boast about? I don’t think I need to remind Allen supporters about “Curse of the Jade Scorpion,” “Anything Else,” and “Melinda and Melinda.” Comparing rotten apples to rotten tomatoes (wink wink) doesn’t make one of the two suddenly delicious. [read review] C-
--Rebecca Murray (About.com)
“Match Point” provides just enough reason to fall in love with Woody Allen again, with the auteur creating cracking good drama for the first time in a very long time, in a location that will hopefully relight the creative fires in him for years to come. [read review] 
--Brian Orndorf (eFilmCritic.com)
Stylistically, Allen makes an interesting choice by making everything very natural, as though we're eavesdropping on conversations rather than watching actors perform - characters speak banalities and stumble over their words, but it works superbly. [read review] 8/10
--Paul Greenwood (FutureMovies.co.uk)
...unbeatably entertaining, is nothing less than a sleekly packaged,sharp consideration of the meaning of life. As to whether to laugh or to cry about what that is, that may be the only real choice we have. [read review] 
--Andrea Chase (Killer Movie Reviews)
For the first time in a long time, we understand why Allen is considered a master. If this is what filming in London does for him, maybe he should move there permanently. [read review] 
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
Allen’s best film for quite some time – this is a gripping, sharply written drama with superb performances and more than a few surprises up its sleeve. [read review]
--Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
Such criticism aside, Match Point does have its strengths: handsome visuals, crisp pacing, and top-notch performances by the entire cast... [read review] 
-- (Reel.com)
Good stuff, dude…let’s hope that this is the start of yet another potent creative streak in your filmography. [read review] 8/10
--'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com)
As far as I’m concerned, this is writer-director Woody Allen’s best movie, by far. [read review] 10/10
--Tony Medley (TonyMedley.com)
But Match Point is more than a good thriller. It's also really, really funny. [read review] 
--Christopher Null (FilmCritic.com)
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