Match Point Critic Reviews

The question that should be asked is whether Woody Allen has made a good movie this time out, and the honest answer is "almost."Read the full review

One reason for the fascination of Woody Allen's Match Point is that each and every character is rotten.Read the full review

To call Match Point Woody Allen's comeback would be an understatement - it's the most vital return to form for any director since Robert Altman made "The Player."Read the full review

It pretty much keeps its pulse steady, its blood cold and its nerves tamped down -- which, combined with cinematographer Remi Adefarasin's architectural Hitchcockian flourishes, lends a queasy, cool air to the proceedings.Read the full review

Not only could one argue that this is the best "serious" work the director has ever attempted, but it's presented in a way that even the most seasoned Allen fan will have difficulty recognizing the iconic filmmaker's fingerprints.Read the full review

Woody Allen's best movie in years means to trip us up: Sexual sizzle. London instead of Manhattan. Brit actors. Dark humor with a sting that leaves welts. You bet it's a change. And it looks good on the Woodman.Read the full review

Allen's most satisfying film since "Bullets Over Broadway" (1994) and his most compelling since "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (1989).Read the full review

Match Point starts out crisply and deliciously, but in the end, it's a chess problem crossed with an ethics exam.Read the full review

Switching into a dramatic gear, Woody Allen surprises but often struggles in this dark morality tale.Read the full review