Who’s in it: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (right), Scarlett Johansson (left), Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, Penelope Wilton
What it’s about: An English tennis pro (Rhys-Meyers) marries a wealthy heir (Mortimer) but becomes lethally obsessed with an American actress (Johansson) who’s his wife’s brother’s fiance (Goode).
Worth watching? (star)(star)(star)
” ‘Match Point’ is absorbing, suspenseful, rich in moral ambiguity and erotically energized with abundant amour fou. If only it didn’t seem like a watered-down version of Allen’s 1990 masterpiece ‘Crimes and Misdemeanors,’ we might have been able to call it great.”
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Opening this weekend: “Match Point,” “Hostel,” “The Matador,” “Be Here to Love Me,” “Grandma’s Boy”
Opening next week: “Mrs. Henderson Presents,” “Cache,” “Tristan and Isolde,” “Glory Road,” “Hoodwinked,” “Last Holiday”
