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Article: Match Point: Woody Wins! With Witty, Anglophiliac Angst.(Culture)
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- The New York Observer (New York, NY)
- Article date:
- November 28, 2005
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Byline: Andrew Sarris
Woody Allen's Match Point, from his own screenplay, was reportedly well received in Cannes earlier this year, especially (and not surprisingly) by the French critics. It was less well received by the British critics in London, where the movie was filmed. I have experienced mixed reactions from colleagues and acquaintances that have seen it either in Cannes or at local screenings here in New York, where it's scheduled to open near the end of the year. I liked it enormously-otherwise, I would not be jumping the gun to review it more than a month ahead of time.
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