Tennis pros, tennis hoes
February 1st 2007 05:59
After watching this movie, I realised I should have braced myself for a darkside which I was unprepared for. Only afterwards did I notice exactly how revealing the cover was, showing the male lead as a rather dark figure.
In 'Match Point,' he's a tennis pro after something more in life. I am especially frustrated when we find out that he doesn't have a bloody clue what that something is.
He meets a couple of tennis hoes, one of them being a rich man's daughter, the other a struggling actor played (in the name of humanism) by Scarlett Johannson. Who would you choose?
The lead male, admittedly, is more brawn than brains. The director, Woody Allen, makes that clear. I think Mr Allen would prefer to have Scarlett to himself.
But maybe, it is not about the choice of women. It could have more to do with something along the lines of, "How am I gonna knock up Scarlett continually without the wifey knowing?" In essence, rather brainless material. And hence brawn reigns over brains.
The interesting part of this movie lies not in the screenplay, but in the concept behind the screenplay. Life is a tennis match, just slug it out (literally) and see if you win. Gotta admit, this theory kept me interested.
The male lead didn't. To much of a sheep in wolves clothing. Catch him at your local with a beer in front of him pretending to drink it. He puts it up to his mouth, but doesn't take a sip. This point may also be used in general terms in saying he is a brawny man trying to make it in the brainy world.
It seems, by the end of the movie, that he sees there is a high price to pay in order to get 'somewhere.' Knocking off (in two ways) Ms Johannson and not telling the wife? May you be haunted for life.
3 out of 5. Holds the attention, generally.
In 'Match Point,' he's a tennis pro after something more in life. I am especially frustrated when we find out that he doesn't have a bloody clue what that something is.
He meets a couple of tennis hoes, one of them being a rich man's daughter, the other a struggling actor played (in the name of humanism) by Scarlett Johannson. Who would you choose?
The lead male, admittedly, is more brawn than brains. The director, Woody Allen, makes that clear. I think Mr Allen would prefer to have Scarlett to himself.
But maybe, it is not about the choice of women. It could have more to do with something along the lines of, "How am I gonna knock up Scarlett continually without the wifey knowing?" In essence, rather brainless material. And hence brawn reigns over brains.
The interesting part of this movie lies not in the screenplay, but in the concept behind the screenplay. Life is a tennis match, just slug it out (literally) and see if you win. Gotta admit, this theory kept me interested.
The male lead didn't. To much of a sheep in wolves clothing. Catch him at your local with a beer in front of him pretending to drink it. He puts it up to his mouth, but doesn't take a sip. This point may also be used in general terms in saying he is a brawny man trying to make it in the brainy world.
It seems, by the end of the movie, that he sees there is a high price to pay in order to get 'somewhere.' Knocking off (in two ways) Ms Johannson and not telling the wife? May you be haunted for life.
3 out of 5. Holds the attention, generally.
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Comment by DuskDevi
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Hope you're well Opto.
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Comment by Optomistic Opportunism
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Optomystic Opportunism
That sheep in wolves clothing line, don't know where I pulled that from. I feel it fits the description well, though.
See ya round.