A psychological thriller and a London morality tale that deals with
seduction, ambition as well as sexual passion.
The story is set in England and it centers on Chris Wilton (Jonathan
Rhys-Meyers) a former tennis pro who is hired by a posh London club
to teach tennis to wealthy clients. He meets Tom Hewett (Matthew Goode)
who takes tennis lessons from him and they develop a casual friendship.
They discovered that they have a mutual interest in opera and
Tom invites Chris to attend an opera with him. Chris meets Tom's sister
Chloe (Emily Mortimer) at the show. On Chloe's part she is a very pleasant
and friendly woman who develops an instant longing for Chris and they
ended up having a romantic relationship. Chris and Chloe become very
close friends.
But, when
Chris meets Tom's beautiful girlfriend Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson),
the relationship between him and Chloe starts to strain. Nola and Chris
ends up having a shot time sexual relationship. Anyway Chris got married
to Chloe and he took up a well paid job with her father's firm. Chloe
desperately wants to have a child but she had no luck. A year later
Chris runs into Nola and they resumes their affair and luckily or unluckily
Nola gets pregnant. Find out more about this tale of seduction and sexual
passion.
Director/writer Woody Allen narrates a funny tale of passion by introducing
a poor guy into a rich circle. He fills the movie with humor and made
luck play a vital part in the whole story. In his 70's, Allen has tried
his best to come up with a decent film. He is trying to deliver a meaningful
message to the world that it doesn't matter how good you are, you still
need some luck to achieve your goals and make it to the top.
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Matthew Goode present a decent performance.
Beautiful American actress Scarlett Johansson as Nola presents an emotionally
touching performance. The rest of the cast are okay.
The film has it's own flaws like mediocre script and lack of imagination.
Good luck and bad luck play a vital part of the story and after a while
it is not enough to capture the attention of the viewers.
We rate this movie AVERAGE.
