A night of noir for us with Woody Allen's Match Point (Robin)

Game. Set. Match. Great! This movie had intrigue, suspense and passion. There were moments near the end (well, it turned out not to be the end, but only the last third) when it dragged, but when the end came, boy did it come!

Allen did a great job of coming full circle with the lucky/good analogy. Chris's quote (below) in the beginning of the film stayed with me throughout and I kept waiting for its reappearance as end punctuation. It struck with an exclamation point at the very end and I wanted to clap and say, "Well done!"

Scarlett Johanssen was a bit uneven at times, as was Rhys Meyers. But their uneven-ness almost made them even more endearing, even more believable. (Funny thing, this movie's ending would have been slightly more expected were it set in the U.S. with all American characters. Don't you think?)

4.5 large zucchinis (25.5 cups of grated zucchini each) out of 5 for Match Point!

"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 litte luck, it goes forward, and you win. Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose." --Chris Wilton