Thursday, November 29, 2012

Match Point

Match Point (Woody Allen, 2005)
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Rating: Q=6, P=5 / Average OJ
Scale 1=3, Scale 2=3, Scale 3=3, Scale 4=2

Drama, Class, Complex Relationships, Suspense, Psychological

I'm truly impressed by every Woody Allen film I've seen. Match Point certainly isn't my favorite but it caught me totally by surprise. It is a dark film with lots of brooding and tension, which fits Allen's style, but the pacing and narrative is so different than his other films. I was most captivated by the narrative thread of luck and chance- some are born with a silver spoon, others work tirelessly to get to the top. Some are destined to fail, others are destined to win.

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