You know there are times in life when you walk into something with zero expectations and it turns out to be absolutely stunning? Alright I’ll cut the chase. A rather bored me thought I’d seal this Saturday with a movie. The DVD rental library had dropped in a few for the weekend. I chose this one called Match point. I had heard it was good. So I decided to check it out. I knew the cast and the director and thought; well why not give it a try!
Good that I did it coz this was one movie I should have watched instead of those crazy romantic goofy comedies I had been watching lately. It’s yet another film on adultery; but what’s different about it is the treatment.
Set in London it tells the story of an Irish young man named Chris who finds his way into the wealthy Hewett family and gets himself into way too much trouble. When the movie began, I thought I was going to watch another one of those Wimbledon movies, turns out it’s more about lust and obsession and finally does an unexpected flip. The pieces fall together just fine!
Gripping narrative, excellent performances, interesting characterizations and above all a leading man who is so dark, selfish, brilliant and frighteningly likeable.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers(why does he remind me so much of Joaquin Phoenix?) is so convincing as Chris that you almost hate him by the end of it all. The man sure can use his eyes! Scarlett Johansson is awesome as the sensuous and vulnerable Nola. It’s a shame the academy, just as it does with all good performances, didn’t even notice it. Brian Cox doesn’t have much to do…in fact I almost forgot that he was in the movie! And god is that Emily Mortimer??? After Pink Panther I thought she was born wearing those glasses!
An excellent pick for a weekend. Arguably one of the best movies to have released last year.


BTW, what on earth is Meyers doing in a film like MI:3???!

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