Match Point *Spoilers*

#1

Match Point *Spoilers*

Posted: 4/30/06 at 1:16am

I searched and couldn't find a thread about the movie, so...

I just watched this movie, and I was really impressed. I thought it was so well done. There were quite a few twister thrown in, too. And there was something about it, that right from the beginning, I was drawn in. Scarlett was great, but I think Jonathan Rhys Meyers was overlooked. He gave a great performance.

Comments? Thoughts?

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#2

re: Match Point *Spoilers*

Posted: 4/30/06 at 1:21am

I struggled through the first 40 minutes of the film and then had to stop. I just didn't find it that interesting. It also didn't help that Scarlett was a horrible actress. She had absolutely no expression in her face or voice. When the mother-in-law was talking to her about her lack of an acting career she held the same horrible expression for the whole scene.

#3

re: Match Point *Spoilers*

Posted: 4/30/06 at 1:35am

Ha. It took me a while to warm up to Scarlett, as well. But towards the middle and end, I started to appreciate her.

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Bob: "there is a chance, albeit a microscopic one, that our baby at some point in his or her formative years will get lodged in a tree" ~Related~

#4

re: Match Point *Spoilers*

Posted: 4/30/06 at 1:44am

I loved this movie, and thought Scarlett deserved an Oscar nomination.

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#5

re: Match Point *Spoilers*

Posted: 4/30/06 at 2:02am

Woody's most entertaining film since EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU.

#6

re: Match Point *Spoilers*

Posted: 4/30/06 at 1:47pm

Loved this movie and thought it was one of Allen's best films ever. Scarlett was brilliant and Jonathan was fine but I thought that Emily Mortimer gave the best performance in the film. It was still a four-star film and I loved it very very much.

#7

re: Match Point *Spoilers*

Posted: 4/30/06 at 1:58pm

I liekd this movie. Wasn't crazy about it, but it was interesting. While John Rhys-Meyers, started off quite bland, he picked up once his character's true colors showed. I did not like Johansson, who I usually think is brilliant.

#8

re: Match Point *Spoilers*

Posted: 4/30/06 at 2:36pm

is it out on video?

#9

re: Match Point *Spoilers*

Posted: 4/30/06 at 2:43pm

When it came out, Match Point was compared repeatedly to A Place in the Sun, which happens to be playing at 6:00 p.m. EST today on TCM. Watch it -- it's a much better film.

#10

re: Match Point *Spoilers*

Posted: 4/30/06 at 3:23pm

it's a much better film.

Yes, it is. Montgomery Clift and Shelley Winters are fantastic.

#11

re: Match Point *Spoilers*

Posted: 4/30/06 at 3:25pm

Loved Match Point. Thought it was Allen's best in a long time, especially the screenplay. Enjoyed every minute of it although I didn't think any of the actors deserved nominations.

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#12

re: Match Point *Spoilers*

Posted: 4/30/06 at 4:10pm

While I think Scarlett was great, now that I think about it, I wonder if it was more of the character that the Academy loved. Don't get me wrong, she did a good job, but I think the screenplay played a part in the nomination.

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Bob: "there is a chance, albeit a microscopic one, that our baby at some point in his or her formative years will get lodged in a tree" ~Related~

#13

re: Match Point *Spoilers*

Posted: 4/30/06 at 5:13pm

Scarlett wasn't nominated.

#14

re: Match Point *Spoilers*

Posted: 4/30/06 at 5:27pm

If one doesn't think Scarlett is a good actress from any of her other films, will this one change ones mind.

Honest question.

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#15

re: Match Point *Spoilers*

Posted: 4/30/06 at 5:30pm

Hm, I thought she was nominated? I know she was nominated for something. Whatever it was, my opinions still stand.

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Bob: "there is a chance, albeit a microscopic one, that our baby at some point in his or her formative years will get lodged in a tree" ~Related~

#16

re: Match Point *Spoilers*

Posted: 4/30/06 at 5:37pm

"If one doesn't think Scarlett is a good actress from any of her other films, will this one change ones mind"

I actually thought she was a better actress before I saw Match Point. The film changed my mind in the opposite direction.

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