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R 2005 · 2h 4m 74 Audience
Match Point - Trailer 01
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11 quotes
Collateral Damage in Pursuit of Ambition
Chris Wilton The innocent are sometimes slain to make way for grander schemes. You were collateral damage.
Class, Attraction, and Aggression in Conversation
Christopher "Chris" Wilton So, what's a beautiful young American doing mingling among the British upper class?
Nola Rice Has anyone told you you play an aggressive game?
Christopher "Chris" Wilton Has anyone told you you have very sensual lips?
Nola Rice Extremely aggressive.
Christopher "Chris" Wilton I'm naturally competitive.
The Role of Luck in Life's Outcomes
Chris Wilton The man who said "I'd rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck. It's scary to think so much is out of one's control. There are moments in a match when the ball hits the top of the net, and for a split second, it can either go forward or fall back. With a little luck, it goes forward, and you win. Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose.
The Weight of Secrets
Taglines There are no little secrets.
A Toast to Terrance and His Journey
Alec Hewett To Terrance.
Eleanor Hewett, Chloe Hewett Wilton, Heather To Terrance.
Alec Hewett And all that sail on him.
Managing Guilt and Moving Forward
Chris Wilton You can learn to push the guilt under the rug and go on. Otherwise, it overwhelms you.
Discovery of Nola Rice's Diary
Detective Banner Have you seen this before?
[Holds up Nola's diary]
Christopher "Chris" Wilton No.
Detective Banner Were you aware that Nola Rice kept a diary?
Christopher "Chris Wilton No.
[defeated]
Christopher "Chris" Wilton Look, you can't blame me for trying to hide the fact that I had an affair with her. I know that it's not the most honorable thing to cheat on your wife, but that does not make me a murderer!
The Burden of Existence and Its Worth
Chris Wilton ] said, that to never have been born may be the greatest boon of all.
[[Sophocles]
Perceptions of Value and Self-Worth
Nola Men seem to think I'd be somebody very special.
Wilton And are you?
Nola Well, no one's ever asked for their money back.
The Search for Justice and Meaning
Chris Wilton It would be fitting if I were apprehended... and punished. At least there would be some small sign of justice - some small measure of hope for the possibility of meaning.
A Discussion on Faith and Sacrifice
Chloe Hewett Wilton Chris's dad was a bit of a religious fanatic.
Christopher "Chris" Wilton After he lost both his legs, he found ].
[[Jesus]
Tom Hewett God... Sorry, but it just doesn't seem like a fair trade.