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Jun. 5th, 2006 12:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
orangerfulWe finished watching 'Match Point' tonight. That was an interesting movie. I'm not a big Woody Allen fan, but I don't mind staring at Scarlett Johanssen or Jonathan Rhys Meyers for a few hours. At least, I didn't think I minded. But this movie, labeled a "thriller", doesn't have the get up and go I was hoping for. It definately had a lot of the "arranging matches" elements of a regular Woody Allen film.
"The man who said "I'd rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life. People are often afraid to realize how much of an impact luck plays.There are moments in a tennis match where the ball hits the top of the net, and for a split second, remains in mid-air. With a little luck, the ball goes over, and you win. Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose."
I'm not sure I ever liked the main character, Chris. I thought I would at first, because of the pretty that is Rhys Meyers but he's sort of an ass. I was never clear what his true motivation was. Was it just to be succesful? Was it just to have the classic defination of success? He was very good at insinuating himself into situations. The job at the tennis club. Just happening to befriend Mathew, a rich kid who has a single sister, Chloe. Mathew is also dating a very hot american, Nola (Johanssen). The movie is supposed to be this meditation on what is luck, or is there such thing as "luck". Though I felt like it lost that for a bit, they do talk about it a lot in the front and back half of the film. The more I think about the movie, the more I meant it feels like I'm supposed to sit there and pick it apart, examine when "lucky" things happen to Chris, examine what moments are like his imagined tennis match of life. But I really don't feel like watching it again right away.
Everyone is so BLOODY BRITISH! I could never tell if Chris was ever actually in love with Chloe because it was all so proper. With Nola, there was all this sexiness and banter and meaningful stares. With Chloe it was all this proper talk and "lets meet daddy!" stuff. And, to me at least, Chloe was not the love of his life, but just very adequate with lots of great connections to further his carreer and lifestyle. Chris pursues Nola until he thinks that she and Mathew will get married, then he marries Chloe. I think he does this to sort of obligate himself to stop going after Nola.
Anyway, if you don't like Jonathan Rhys Meyers or Scarlett Johanssen, do not watch this movie. Because they are this movie. 99.9% of the screen time will have at least one of them, if not both, up on your tv. I think people who like opera might enjoy it more too. I'm not a fan so the constant opera music/singing in the background was starting to slowly drive me insane.
I think this movie could have been a bit tighter here and there, but otherwise it was well done. Not the most original plot ever, but all of the acting was solid. I advise having a pillow around while you watch it because you may feel the need to smash your head into something.
I noticed on Netflix, the movie has a solid 3 stars - which is "I Liked It". And that seems about right. I didn't love it, I didn't really like it, but it wasn't a bad movie and I didn't hate it. So three stars, I liked it. Rent it, watch it, return it.
i'm sorta sleepy, I hope some of that made sense.
"The man who said "I'd rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life. People are often afraid to realize how much of an impact luck plays.There are moments in a tennis match where the ball hits the top of the net, and for a split second, remains in mid-air. With a little luck, the ball goes over, and you win. Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose."
I'm not sure I ever liked the main character, Chris. I thought I would at first, because of the pretty that is Rhys Meyers but he's sort of an ass. I was never clear what his true motivation was. Was it just to be succesful? Was it just to have the classic defination of success? He was very good at insinuating himself into situations. The job at the tennis club. Just happening to befriend Mathew, a rich kid who has a single sister, Chloe. Mathew is also dating a very hot american, Nola (Johanssen). The movie is supposed to be this meditation on what is luck, or is there such thing as "luck". Though I felt like it lost that for a bit, they do talk about it a lot in the front and back half of the film. The more I think about the movie, the more I meant it feels like I'm supposed to sit there and pick it apart, examine when "lucky" things happen to Chris, examine what moments are like his imagined tennis match of life. But I really don't feel like watching it again right away.
Everyone is so BLOODY BRITISH! I could never tell if Chris was ever actually in love with Chloe because it was all so proper. With Nola, there was all this sexiness and banter and meaningful stares. With Chloe it was all this proper talk and "lets meet daddy!" stuff. And, to me at least, Chloe was not the love of his life, but just very adequate with lots of great connections to further his carreer and lifestyle. Chris pursues Nola until he thinks that she and Mathew will get married, then he marries Chloe. I think he does this to sort of obligate himself to stop going after Nola.
Anyway, if you don't like Jonathan Rhys Meyers or Scarlett Johanssen, do not watch this movie. Because they are this movie. 99.9% of the screen time will have at least one of them, if not both, up on your tv. I think people who like opera might enjoy it more too. I'm not a fan so the constant opera music/singing in the background was starting to slowly drive me insane.
I think this movie could have been a bit tighter here and there, but otherwise it was well done. Not the most original plot ever, but all of the acting was solid. I advise having a pillow around while you watch it because you may feel the need to smash your head into something.
I noticed on Netflix, the movie has a solid 3 stars - which is "I Liked It". And that seems about right. I didn't love it, I didn't really like it, but it wasn't a bad movie and I didn't hate it. So three stars, I liked it. Rent it, watch it, return it.
i'm sorta sleepy, I hope some of that made sense.
