Match Point

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I don't know where to start with this one.

I am a bit shocked. I cannot believe this was a Woody Allen movie. It is so different than any films of his I have seen. First of all, because he didn't himself star in it, and second of all, because it was a very VERY far cry from the quirky comedies he usually makes. This was a drama, a thriller, a suspense. I did not expect that at all.

I liked how the story develloped, and how half way into it, I had absolutely NO IDEA what was going to happen and how this film was going to resolve itself. Then, it was shock, after shock. It has been a long time since I have been so stressed, so in a 'oh my god, what's going to happen' mode while watching a movie. Bravo.

Scarlett Johansson irritated me a little. Maybe because I don't think she's that hot, and that she's supposed to be the sexiest most desirable woman in the world in this film. I personally don't agree at all. But after a while, I got over it and started enjoying her performance. I think Johathan Rhys Meyers was perfect for this part, a young tennis washout who is trying to climb the social ladder. He's hard to read into, and that made this film even more intriguing.

This film is about more than a man who has an affair. It's about the weaknesses of human nature towards lust, money and greed. Well done, Woody. Loved it.