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Actors: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Scarlett Johansson, Brian Cox, Matthew Goode
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Match Point |
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MATCH POINT was written and directed by Woody Allen in 2005.
Chris Wilton, a former professional tennis player, has been just engaged as tennis professor in an exclusive club of the suburbs of London. There, he makes the acquaintance of Tom Hewett who presents Chris to his family. The Hewett family is a wealthy member of the English upper middle classes. Chris falls in love with Chloe, Tom's sister, and agrees soon the proposal to work in one of the companies belonging to the Hewetts. But, unfortunately, he's also sexually attracted by Nola Rice, the tempting American fiancee of Tom Hewett.
A few years later, Chris and Chloe are married and they still do not have children in spite of their efforts while Tom did not marry Nola Rice after all but an English girl more in conformity with the standards of the Hewett family. One day, Chris meets by chance Nola Rice in the street and starts with her an impassioned extra-marital adventure. But when, a few months later, Nola announces to him that she's pregnant and that she does not want to abort, Chris promises to her that he will break with his wife and marry her. However, the days pass and Nola becomes impatient: she more and more often calls Chrîs and does not hesitate any more to call at the Hewett's when she does not manage to find her lover. Chris, who decided not to leave his wife, sees only one solution to settle this situation: to kill Nola Rice.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Match Point |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- actor
Eccentric:
Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) ample chest and buttocks
unclothed?
- partially transparent clothes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- actual description of sex
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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