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Article: FILM REVIEW: Woody Allen serves up decent 'Match Point'
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- March 8, 2006
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Graham Ebetsch
University Wire
03-08-2006
(The Observer) (U-WIRE) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- While Woody Allen has secured his place in Hollywood history as a comic genius, his newest endeavor proves he's a well-rounded moviemaker.
Set in England, "Match Point," starring Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Scarlett Johansen, takes an in-depth look at the lives of a tennis pro and an American actress and their relationship to a family of wealthy opera-goers. After his professional career failed to meet his hopes, Chris (Meyers) acquires a job as a tennis instructor at a London country club. There he meets his newest student, the wealthy Tom (Matthew Goode), with whom he bonds through a shared love of opera.
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