I have my own list of the best films I have watched, and on most of them I usually vote a 9... because there can always be a better film. Now this one's clearly a 10. Also, make no mistake, this is definitely the best film Allen has made. I guess it's the pinnacle of his career, and I'll be glad to be mistaken if he ever does better than this. For your convenience I'll divide the two hour film in four quarters of 30 minutes length each: First and second quarters keep your attention up pretty good. The photography is excellent, the same as the social environment shown, and some very disturbing ideas are subtly put on the table. By the middle of the film you still don't know however if it goes for the gold, the silver or the bronze, however you know it is already getting one. Third quarter becomes a little bit dull, but prepare for the last 30 minutes because you'll eat your bench up. And the best is yet to come, because the ending...OH, MY, THE ENDING!!! You just cannot imagine... Terrible... Deeply, profoundly disturbing and unexpected. I can state that I have never watched a film with such ending, and most probable I never will. Well, I don't think there's much left to say; Woody Allen has given me an incredible surprise. Two very big thumbs all way up for Match Point.
Review of Match Point
