Review 326: Match Point

Match Point is fascinating take on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment and one of Woody Allen's best pictures and a remarkable tale of intrigue, of love and lust, all the elements that make a drama tick.

Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is a modest Tennis instructor who comes from a poor background but aspires to greater things. One day by chance is taken under the wing of Tom Hewitt (Matthew Goode) the son of a rich, upper class and is invited to join their social circle due to his knowledge of tennis and joint love of opera