Match Point (2005 Film)

Match Point, released in 2006 and written and directed by Woody Allen, marked the filmmaker's first trip to England to make a film. The film stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers as a tennis instructor who marries into a wealthy family but then succumbs to the temptations of a beautiful young American actress.

"This is a wonderfully provocative film with complex characters and breathless twists and turns. The performances are terrific." -- CNNhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/06/review.match/index.html

"A sort of romance noir -- spruced up in pressed white linens -- this British-made film is elegant, uncompromising and oh-so-veddy nasty. Its characters march to the drumbeat of Greek tragedy, film noir and opera, and you can almost hear the murderous musings of Dostoevsky's Raskolnikov, who puts himself beyond morality and the law." -- Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/match-point,1106308.html

In Match Point, tennis instructor Chris Wilton, played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers, hits it off with one of his students, Tom Hewett, played by Matthew Goode. Tom introduces Chris to the world of money and privilege as well as to his sister, Chloe, played by Emily Mortimer. Chloe promptly falls for Chris, and Chris for her.

Chris remains tempted, however, by Tom's nubile American fiancee Nola, portrayed by Scarlett Johansson. They have one passionate encounter before she drops out of Chris' life and he marries Chloe. Nola reappears several months later and she and Chris embark on a passionate affair that leads Chris into having to make a critical decision about which way his life is headed.http://www.allmovie.com/work/match-point-326909

• Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Chris Wilton

• Scarlett Johansson as Nola Rice

• Matthew Goode as Tom Hewett

• Emily Mortimer as Chloe Hewett Wilton

• Penelope Wilton as Eleanor Hewett