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72 out of 100

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7.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 226 Ratings

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  • Starring: Emily Mortimer, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Matthew Goode, Scarlett Johansson
  • Summary: Match Point is a drama about ambition and obsession, the seduction of wealth, and the often discordant relationship between love and sexual passion. Perhaps most importantly, however, the story reveals the huge part luck plays in the events of our lives, refuting the comforting misconception that more of life is under our control than really is. (Dream Works Pictures)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    One reason for the fascination of Woody Allen's Match Point is that each and every character is rotten.
  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    100
    Whether it's simply the change of locale, or a change in Allen's psyche, something is up in Match Point. With a dark view of humankind, and of the vagaries of chance - bad luck, good luck, dumb luck - the filmmaker has crafted a wicked, winning gem.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    This thin chronicle of bad behavior among the rich and self-obsessed is above all painfully derivative, borrowing wholesale from Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy" and echoes Allen's own "Crimes and Misdemeanors."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 74 out of 127
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 127
  3. Negative: 41 out of 127
  1. Victor
    10
    Great movie!! But people already said that. It's beautiful how a certain thing which is seen at the beginning of the movie turns out to be most important. Yu've got to watch it to understand what I'm talking about.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. TonyB.
    5
    Dark and atmospheric, "Match Point" is also, especially with those operatic insertions, just too pretentious for its own good. I found hard to believe what the Jonathan Rhys-Meyers character does to get out of his predicament. A different Allen movie doesn't necessarily translate into a very good one..… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. TGordon
    3
    This film was appalling. The characters' motives were unclear, there was very little chemistry, and Scarlette Johansson's acting was atrocious. It left me with a sick feeling in my stomach.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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