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Match Point  (12A)   124 mins

"There are no little secrets."

A one-time tennis pro, Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) has become used to falling just short in his life. But when he befriends Tom Hewett (Matthew Goode) and marries his sister, Chloe (Emily Mortimer), the doors are opened to the kind of money and success that Chris had once only dreamed of. Chris should settle for happiness, but he is torn by his attraction to Tom’s impossibly beautiful and sensual fiancée, Nola (Scarlett Johansson). The attraction turns to an obsession that forces Chris to make a critical choice. Now everything in his life hinges on whether Chris will fall short again…and whether or not his luck will run out.  Match Point  is a drama about ambition and obsession, the seduction of wealth, and the often discordant relationship between love and sexual passion. Perhaps most importantly, however, the story reveals the huge part luck plays in the events of our lives, refuting the comforting misconception that more of life is under our control than really is.

Written and directed by Woody Allen, Match Point represents a departure for the native New Yorker, the majority of whose films lovingly depict New York and—not always so lovingly—New Yorkers. Crossing the Atlantic for the first time in his film career, Allen set Match Point in London, where it was also filmed.

www.matchpoint.dreamworks.com

Last modified: 20-Jun-2008

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