2005 · drama · thriller · romance
Match Point
Directed by Woody Allen2h 4m2005
Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and financial advantages that this relationship affords him, Chris becomes obsessed with Tom's fiancee, American actress Nola.
Our read: Match Point (2005) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · thriller · romance entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- intense
- bleak
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