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(1 - 50) of 58 OFCS Rating: 72% Fresh Page   12   > Next "Allen develops characters and situations here as if he had jotted the major points down on the back of an envelope and then used the envelope as his shooting script. The movie is so thin-textured it's ludicrous."   Blogcritics.org   Alan Dale "A movie with no heart or soul."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 9/10 "An unexpected and startlingly unsavory story, and a welcome return to thoughtful, well-crafted filmmaking for Woody Allen."   Freeze Dried Movies   Brian Juergens B+ "Match Point provides just enough reason to fall in love with Woody Allen again, with the auteur creating cracking good drama for the first time in a very long time"   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf A- "Thank goodness Allen has left New York and left himself out of the script."   AboutFilm.com   Carlo Cavagna 4.5/5 "Allen's best work since 1986's Hannah and Her Sisters."   Filmcritic.com   Christopher Null "Maybe it's just luck that the women in Allen's latest film -- irrational, demanding, and voluble -- come to represent the protagonist's lack of "meaning." "   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2.5/4 "A nice change of pace from Allen until, that is, about three-quarters of the way in when the pace changes too awkwardly and serves the film its first double fault."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth A- "This solid, well-observed and cerebral presentation signifies that Woody is back in full stride after some recent so-so works."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3/4 "Allen's strongest and most self-assured dramatic feature in over a decade. Welcome back, Woody! You've been missed."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 4/5 "Woody Allen regresa a su mejor forma con un oscuro drama sobre la ambición, el deseo, la obsesión, y el papel que juega la suerte en el destino de las personas."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio B+ "A delicious little drama."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3.5/4 "Probably Woody's best film since Hannah and Her Sisters"   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress 4/4 "Denle la bienvenida al nuevo y mejorado Woody Allen."   Doncinema.com   Flavio J. Arosemena 4/4 "...thoroughly engrossing and provocatively taut...keenly sophisticated, wryly humorous and mischievous...one of Allen’s best films in recent memory."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng C "While not as awful as some of Allen's flubs, this film is one of those instances in which the cinematic ball doesn't quite make it over the net."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/5 "Hard to believe that someone as seasoned and creative as Woody Allen would have to resort to the cliche -- a gun -- to dramatically solve the predicament of his antihero."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat B "A surprising return to form for the venerated director, recalling (if not matching) his best work from the 80's."   Modern Fabulousity   Gabriel Shanks 3.5/4 "For the first time in a long time, we understand why Allen is considered a master. If this is what filming in London does for him, maybe he should move there permanently."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "Contains enough surprises to keep it interesting and enough emotional and existential hand-wringing to make it worth talking about once the credits have rolled."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick "Lugubriously slow and inert, Match Point simply drags without those customary Woody Allen one-liners . . ."   SA Movie & DVD Magazine   James O'Ehley 3/4 "There's no ground here that Allen hasn't gone over before, but...as a thriller, it's compulsively watchable and generally well acted"   Perihelion Journal   Jay Antani 9/10 "Its conceit that much of life is chalked up to luck is simple, almost throwaway, but it's illustrated here with a veteran's pace -- patient yet efficient."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen "If [Johannson] had played the Barbara Stanwyck role in Double Indemnity, Fred MacMurray would have bashed in her husband's head inside the first 15 minutes."   Pajiba   Jeremy C. Fox 8/10 "The only thing that I kept thinking through this film’s first half hour was how I couldn’t believe that I was actually watching a 'Woody Allen movie'."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 1/5 "Allen fans would be well advised to stay away lest their idea of Allen's genius become ever so slightly dented."   FilmFocus   Joe Utichi A- "it's a welcome change to what had become a tired formula"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit "The change of scenery and new cast of players help Allen turn Match Point into a tournament of escapist entertainment worth rooting for."   Light Views   John Larsen 8/10 "Might be Allen's most shocking change of pace yet"   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick "Match Point is a tremendously unsettling picture. It's not a net cord, but a clean winner. "   In the Dark   Jonathan F. Richards 3/4 "Match Point is a clever diabolical yarn that builds tension and creates suspense as well as even the best of Hitchcock."   Bangitout.com   Jordan Hiller 3.5/5 "Allen back in shape since a really long time"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 2.5/5 "There are few things more boring than a man enjoying the fruits of greater success than he himself has achieved in his passive, goal-free life, except watching that same man obsess over the obviously beautiful and unattainable Scarlett Johansson."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 2/4 "Woody's most baldly revealing picture, a reprehensible and misogynist pseudo-thriller that is also aesthetically polished and compulsively watchable."   Slant Magazine   Keith Uhlich 3.5/4 "An engrossing and thought-provoking movie that even Woody haters might enjoy."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B+ "If Woody has paid homage to Bergman and Fellini in the past, this is his homage to Hitchcock...features a craftily written killer ending"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2/4 "This thin chronicle of bad behavior among the rich and self-obsessed is above all painfully derivative, borrowing wholesale from Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy and echoes Allen's own Crimes and Misdemeanors."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh A "Match Point is not a declaration of the value of firm belief--it denounces theodicy, after all--but a caution against the outright rejection of it."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer 7/10 "Allen probably regretted not doing more with the story in CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS and here he does much more with it, but the previous telling was better."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper 4/4 "Gripping and entertaining as well as very well-made"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes 3/4 "Often when something is different from the norm, that difference is mistaken as greatness. Such is the case with Woody Allen's London-set thriller."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 4/4 "If you're a fan, then put this on your must-see list. If you've gotten away from Allen's movies in recent years, now is the time to come back."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan C+ "A dreary regurgitation of prior (better) Allen efforts dressed up in a stolid British suit."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 5/5 "Aos 70 anos de idade e já no seu 34º filme, Allen ainda é capaz de realizar um trabalho cheio de energia e (o mais fascinante) não hesita em reinventar-se."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 1/5 "Same shtick, different accents."   Film Threat   Phil Hall 3.5/5 "If you can get past the film's few potholes, it has the power to really make you squirm."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "Not one of Allen's best films, but it is somewhat different than most."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 7/10 "An entertaining film noir about a grasping tennis star who spins a deadly wheel of fate."   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson 2.5/5 "Woody Allen's treatise on luck vs. good never approaches the net much less produces an ace."   JWR   S. James Wegg 3.5/4 "(Allen) rediscovers many filmmaking traits I thought he'd lost for good."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell  (1 - 50) of 58 OFCS Rating: 72% Fresh Page   12   > Next