Match PointThe first half is spent on setting the obvious plot, twisted characters and dark tone of the feature and takes its time to kick in but when it does its enthralling, electrifying and brutal in its last hour. Woddy Allen's smart and finely detailed script is the real game changer in here along with his brilliant execution that makes you think twice. On performance level, the objective seems unsatisfied as the lead characters i.e. Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Meyers and Emily Mortimer aren't as convincing as they should have been. Match Point seems like a normal rom-com with a predictable twist until its last act hits on screen that may shake the audience dreadfully for despite of its genre it goes into places where Woody Allen has never been.

By exactly the 115 minute of this film's runtime I already made up my mind this film was a four as I saw how boringly obvious the end was going to, but exactly two minutes before the end the FOUR turned to an EIGHT just suddenly! As simple as the end was, it also was a mind flipping! WATCH IT, Scarlet looked fantastic too ;)

Woody Allen, among the Elite of Film Director's in Film Industry, & 4 time Academy Award winner, has created a luster which continues to shine since before his Masterpiece, Mahattan, who else can speak (Woody is so leveled headed, "bragging" is never synonymous with this genius,) So many others can learn from his Sanity,. Oddly enough Johansen, who is a rare miscast, nearly ruins the film, but Woody's genius saves the day. Filmed in London, a refreshing departure from Woody's New York domain, where filmmaking representation has never been equaled on Mr. Allen's respected level.

Match Point isn't a wholly original Woody Allen movie, building on similar ground covered in Crimes and Misdemeanors (just without the comedy subplot and Bergmanesque philosophizing), but it's definitely one of Woody's better films in his recent output, and certainly the best of his European movies. The chemistry between Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Rhys Meyers is excellent, as is rest of the acting. The themes of luck, infidelity and morality are well implemented into the plot here and aren't as forced as some of Allen's other dramas.My only complaint is that some of the dialog feels very expository and just for the sake of forwarding the plot and setting up the next scene, whereas other Woody Allen movies hide this better behind witty, conversational dialog.But it's good to see a seasoned Director do something different, and succeed in most regards.