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About Match Point

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer

Chris, a recently retired tennis player, requests work like instructor in a London select club, there he knows and friendship begins with Tom Hewett who is member of an English wealthy family, Chris is a youth with luck, Chloe sister of Tom falls in love with Chris who takes advantage of this. On the other hand, Nola, an American sensual actress of little mount, girlfriend of Tom, knows Chris in a family party and the Irishman immediately is attracted by the beauty of the actress. Different to Nola's fate, Chris is well accepted in the Hewett's family and has the fortune of sympathizing with Mr. Alec Hewett who uses their influence to place young Chris in an executive position. Chris marries this way Chloe, Tom breaks up suddenly with Nola and he marries a youth of his class. Then Chris looks for Nola laboriously, and he revives the passion that feels for the American, this way Chris is amid an enormous pressure, coming from the work, of his relationship with Nola and of his wife's necessity of having a son. Finally, Nola leaves pregnant and she begins to press Chris so that he abandones Chloe, the retired tennis player has to make a difficult decision that will take him to extreme situations and a fatal destination for the young actress. Again the random, the good luck, allows Chris to stay free of this difficult situation, again the ball hits in the net and it falls in the rival's land. (Chris, un recien retirado jugador de tenis, solicita trabajo como instructor en un selecto club londinense, ahí conoce y entabla amistad con Tom Hewett quién es miembro de una acaudalada familia inglesa, Chris es un joven con suerte, Chloe hermana de Tom se enamora de Chris quién toma ventaja de esto. Por otro lado, Nola, una sensual actríz americana de poca monta, novia de Tom, conoce a Chris en una fiesta familiar y el irlandés inmediatamente se siente atraído por la belleza de la actríz. A diferencia de Nola que no es bien aceptada en la familia Hewett, Chris tiene la fortuna de simpatizar con los padres de Chloe, sobretodo con Mr. Alec Hewett quién usa sus influencia para colocar al joven Chris en un puesto ejecutivo. Así Chris se casa con Chloe, Tom rompe repentinamente con Nola y se casa con una joven de su clase. Entonces Chris busca afanosamente a Nola, y reaviva la pasión que siente por la americana, de este modo Chris queda en medio de una enorme presión, proveniente del trabajo, de su relación con Nola y de la necesidad de su esposa de tener un hijo. Al final Nola queda embarazada y empieza a presionar a Chris para que deje a Chloe, el exjugador de tenis tiene que tomar una difícil decisión, que le llevará a situaciones extremas y a un destino fatal para la joven actríz. Otra vez el azar, la buena suerte, le permite a Chris salir librado de esta difícil situación, otra vez la pelota golpea en la red y cae en terreno del rival.)

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Quick Facts

US Release Date

12/28/05

MPAA Rating

Rated R for some sexuality

Running Time

124 mins.

Locations

  • Ealing Studios, London, England, United Kingdom

Language

  • English

Box Office Total

$23,089,926

Awards

  • Nominated for a Best Picture - Drama award at the 2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti award at the 2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2005 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2005 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Movie Yet to Open in Iowa award at the 2005 Iowa Film Critics Association [Festiva Awards.
  • Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2005 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.

Distributor

  • DreamWorks
  • DreamWorks Home Entertainment
  • HanWay Films

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