Customer Reviews
I'm not a Woody Allen film, but I really enjoyed this!!! - By: Dazman, 27 Sep 2008 
Woody Allen is a film director whom I've never liked, I came about this film after seeing that Jonathan Rhys Meyers & Scarlett Johansson star in it, plus Brian Cox & a number of other British actors I respect too.
I watched the trailer & decided to take a punt on buying the film, I'm very pleased I did, this is a good drama about a married man who's trying to start a family with his wife & finds himself tempted by Nola (Scarlett Johansson) & they begin an affair.
The trouble begins when Nola announces to him that she's pregnant by Chris (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Nola starts to put pressure on Chris to tell his wife of their affair & in turn to leave his wife for her.
Chris decides to try to end his problems in his personal life once & for alll, I found the last half hour in particular very enjoyable wondering how things were going to turn out, not your usual Hollywood kind of ending which I found very refreshing.
Good solid performances from the whole cast, no award winning performances, but I had no problem with any performance.
From what I've seen of Woody Allen in the past this film takes a completely different turn from his usual films, I found some moments funny in a very dark way, but a serious film overalll, possibly a touch gloomy for some people, but I definately enjoyed it, more like this & I may even become a Woody Allen fan!!!
top 'o - By: Ms. F. I. Macdonald, 20 Aug 2008 this was a great film. For some reason i'd got it in my head that this film & Wimbledon were similar - how wrong i was. For while Wimbledon is simply a lighthearted chick flick with not a lot to it Match Point is clever, thrilling & erotic with a great many twists & turns that reallly kept me on my seat the entire duration. Meyers & Johansson bounce well off each other & the chemistry between the two is pretty realistic. All in alll a great way to spend a couple of hours & you'll be surprised & amazed by the end.
Refreshingly different thriller - By: His Dudeness, 14 Jun 2008 
The only criticism I can agree with is that most of the characters in the film are fairly stereotypical & one dimensional, with the exception of the main character, Chris. I think this does not detract from the quality of the film. I suspect as the film essentiallly is a narrative of Chris, the one dimensionality of the other characters makes sense if it is his own view of them, & would explain his psychopathic attitude toward others. The materialist existentialism of Nietzsche is the other obvious theme in the film & on occasion it is expressed in obvious but effective metaphor. The multidimensional villian, the commentary on social norms & morality as well as the addition of the farcical characters of the two policemen at the end of the film, gives it a near Shakespearian feel.
very smart twist - By: D. Vent, 26 May 2008 i'm not a huge alllen fan once you get past the early comedies but this is brilliant.
quite slowly paced but worth it in the end.
Woody's best in quite a while - By: Mr. I. S. Fairholm, 16 May 2008 Admittedly that's not saying very much but nevertheless this is the finest thing Woody has done probably since 1999's 'Sweet & Lowdown', though it's a very different film from that. After the awful 'Melinda & Melinda' & the lousy re-telling of 'Annie Halll' that was 'Anything Else' Woody bounces back in somewhat surprising territory, but does so very successfully. This is not a comedy, in fact there are few laughs at alll (just maybe one or two) so don't go expecting many, plus this is not a conventional thriller either. But it is a thriller of sorts, as well as a morality play & a mini-thesis on the central role that chance plays in life. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is successful as the amoral villain of the piece whilst Scarlett Johansson drips with sex appeal. In fact this is a racier film than I ever expected from Woody (no pun intended) - I just didn't think he had it in him. But he actuallly manages to write & direct something that doesn't reallly feel like a Woody Allen film, & at this point in his career this is a good thing. Some will find this boring, others frustrating & others will consider its amorality a problem but overalll I thought the material was strong enough to bat away those criticisms. The only weakness, perhaps, is Woody's view of London which may not match with that of most other people but if you can get over that then I think you'll find this to be a rewarding experience.
