Never having been a fan of Woody Allen for whatever reason, this movie changed everything for me. It made me re-evaluate what I had possibly been missing. Apparently I had been missing a lot. I went back an tried to absorb as much Woody Allen as I could. His writing is so brilliant, and his direction...well, Phenomenal comes to mind. Johnathan Rhys Meyers plays Chris who is a former tennis player who is now the club pro as a swanky London Tennis club. There he meets a brother and sister and becomes friends with them. They happen to belong to quite the wealthy family and Chris wants to be a part of that. Chloe and Chris don't take long to get friendly and they become engaged. Life is going very well. Chris has everything he never had. A family that loves him. A girl that loves him, and all the money he could ever need. He is set up with a kush job by his Father in law and could not possibly want anything more than what he has. Right? Well, I guess he just wanted that green grass he couldn't have. One day, his brother in law Tom (Matthew Goode) brings home his current girlfriend Nola (Johansson), and Chris just sees something there that he doesn't get with Chloe. He may just be bored, but either way he and Nola hook up. Nola wants Chris to leave everything and run away with her, but how can he possibly leave? His biggest issue is the money. It's in his head how comfortable it makes him in life, but he doesn't want to end it with Nola either. He wants to have his cake and eat it too. Chris eventually does choose money over lust,but his lustful sin soon come back to bite him in the ass. So, he settles back in to his normal life, all the while trying not to out himself with Chloe. He figures he did right, so why lose it now. Unfortunately it is not his guilt that catches up with him, it's his seed. He and Chloe have had loads of problems getting pregnant, but apparently he is not the problem as Nola comes up preggers only to use it against him. She doesn't want to ruin his life, but she does want him to leave Chloe still. The opening narration really sets up the rest of the film. Pay attention to what he says, and just hang on to that throughout. Chris has to make a decision, and I would think it would be easier than what he decides. This has one of the greatest endings of any film I have EVER seen, and I've seen a lot. I highly urge you to watch this if you have not already. It is dramatic, sexy, and above all else, my favorite, Suspenseful.
**Note: Surprisingly enough, there is very little tennis involved**
NBM rates Match Point - Phenomenal
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