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Article: 'Match Point' comments on class without Woody Allen trademarks
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- December 30, 2005
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Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) finds himself irrevocably drawn to the seductive Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson) in Woody Allen's new drama "Match Point."(PHOTO) (DREAMWORKS PICTURES)
If it weren't for a few small, telltale details -- a character flipping through not one but two Dostoevsky novels at bedtime, a cash-challenged actress living in a charming London one-bedroom -- you might never know that "Match Point" was Woody Allen's latest film.
For one thing, it's set in London, and only one of the major characters is American. For another, there's no Woody Allen character in sight, not even a thinly veiled British one. ...