Match Point
Rating = B-
First, the print of this film was
clean and bright — a signature of Woody Allen movies; I loved how good
it looked. Second, much of the movie dragged — it took a long time for
us to be introduced to the characters and their situations. Third,
Scarlett Johansson does not perform well in this movie; she apparently
needs more direction and less improvisation than is the case in the
making of a Woody Allen Film. Finally, the ending involves a clever
twist that has been presaged repeatedly earlier in the film, but it's
only enough climax for a short story — the film needed a more profound
ending or less build-up to the ending.
[2006-01-13]