Seriously, anyone for tennis?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Match Point
bazt-93964 — 9 years ago(April 18, 2016 05:11 AM)
What has the title Match Point got to do with anything? As a preamble at the beginning we are told out hero is a pro tennis player turned teacher. And there it ends. What does Match Point actually mean in this context? it doesn't. Absolutely meaningless and far less germane than say Strangers on a Train. Very, very weird.
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bernardinu — 9 years ago(April 18, 2016 12:15 PM)
Well the only connection I make is the obvious one which he illustrates at the beginning of how a lucky player can win the point after the ball hits the net and falls back on one side. Then Chris throws the ring towards the Thames but it hits the barrier and falls back on his side.
In this case, the ring being found gets him off with murder: game, set and match.
I found this film to be shoddy, amateurish, cliched, filled with clunky obvious dialogue and stereotypical characters - but it picked up towards the end. The acting was awful. A victim, I'd say, of Woody filming too fast. I think if he spent more time developing things he'd make deeper films, and get better performances. There's a great idea in this one. Same with Manhattan Murder Mystery, which is basically a hastily made TV movie.