Match Point

Match Point is a movie directed by Woody Allen about Chris Wilton, a young tennis pro from Ireland. It was released in 2005 and stars Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. It is the first of Allen's films to be entirely shot outside the US, and showcases famous London locations such as Tate Modern, Norman Foster's Gherkin, Richard Rogers' Lloyds building, the Royal Opera House, the Palace of Westminster, Blackfriars Bridge and Cambridge Circus. The thriller is a vehicle for Allen's long-held belief in the power of luck in determining people's destiny (including his own) and opens with the following voice-over, spoken by the principle character, Rhys-Meyers' tennis coach.

Related Topics:
Movie - Woody Allen - Tennis - Ireland - 2005 - Scarlett Johansson - Jonathan Rhys-Meyers

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'The man who said "I'd rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck. It's scary to think so much is out of one's control. There are moments in a match when the ball hits the top of the net and for a split second it can either go forward or fall back. With a little luck it goes forward and you win. Or maybe it doesn't and you lose.'

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Wilton, after realizing that he does not have what it takes to become a successfull professional tennis player, takes a job at a exclusive English country club. He makes friends with a young rich playboy named Hewitt. He begins an affair with Hewitt's sister, more out of friendship than any real passion. He experiences that passion with Hewitt's girlfriend, the actress Nola Rice (Johansson). A few years later, Chris has married the Hewitt girl and has a comfortable job in her father's firm. He begins an affair with Nola, and when she gets pregnant, contemplates killing her.

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