Match Point movie

At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for a femme-fatal type who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law.

Match Point is an Academy Award-nominated 2005 film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox and Penelope Wilton. Rhys Meyers plays Chris Wilton, a tennis pro seeking a new direction for his life, who seems to find it all (friendship, a new career, love) when he meets the members of a wealthy British family. Mortimer and Goode play siblings in the family, and Johansson plays a struggling actress who is engaged to Goodes character.The film is the first of Allens films to be shot in England, and his first film since Love and Death to be entirely shot outside of the United States.The film enjoyed financial and critical success and some critics even considered it a comeback for Allen after a series of flops like Hollywood Ending and Anything Else. Allen was nominated for an Oscar for best original screenplay, his first Oscar nomination since his 1997 film Deconstructing Harry.

The film was also nominated for four Golden Globe Awards for the film, Allens writing and directing, and Johanssons performance.The story is a fable about the role that luck plays in determining everyones destiny. As protagonist Chris Wilton notes in an opening voice-over:The man who said "Id rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck. Its scary to think so much is out of ones 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.

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Match Point Cast

• Alan Oke
• Alexander Armstrong
• Brian Cox
• Emily Mortimer
• Geoffrey Streatfield
• Janis Kelly
• Mark Gatiss
• Mary Hegarty
• Matthew Goode
• Paul Kaye
• Penelope Wilton
• Philip Mansfield
• Scarlett Johansson popular
• Simon Kunz