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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   59,001 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Woody Allen (written by)
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Release Date:
20 January 2006 (USA) more
Tagline:
Passion Temptation Obsession more
Plot:
At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for a femme-fatal type who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 10 nominations more
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(102 articles)
User Comments:
Ignore the UK paper reviews, this is terrific more (673 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jonathan Rhys Meyers ... Chris Wilton (as Jonathan Rhys Meyers)
Alexander Armstrong ... Mr. Townsend
Paul Kaye ... Estate Agent

Matthew Goode ... Tom Hewett

Brian Cox ... Alec Hewett
Penelope Wilton ... Eleanor Hewett

Emily Mortimer ... Chloe Hewett Wilton
Janis Kelly ... 'La Traviata' Performer
Alan Oke ... 'La Traviata' Performer
Mark Gatiss ... Ping-Pong Player

Scarlett Johansson ... Nola Rice
Philip Mansfield ... Waiter
Simon Kunz ... Rod Carver
Geoffrey Streatfield ... Alan Sinclair (as Geoffrey Streatfeild)
Mary Hegarty ... 'Rigoletto' Performer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Woody Allen Summer Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some sexuality.
Runtime:
124 min | Turkey:115 min (TV version) | Finland:126 min (theatrical version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Kate Winslet was originally cast in this film as Nola Rice, but backed out in order to spend more time with her family. Since this was filmed in England Woody Allen had to have a certain percentage of an English cast and crew, apparently he made his quota before casting Winslet, after she dropped out Woody cast American actress Scarlett Johansson. more
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Continuity: When Tom comes to pick up Chris and Chloe, he gets out of the car wearing only a shirt. In the next shot, he is wearing a jacket when he gets back into the car. more
Quotes:
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Christopher "Chris" Wilton: 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 little luck, it goes forward, and you win. Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose.
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Movie Connections:
References Trainspotting (1996) more
Soundtrack:
Arresta more

FAQ

Any one know the Name/Brand of the wrist watch "Chris" wears through the later half!?
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174 out of 239 people found the following comment useful.
Ignore the UK paper reviews, this is terrific, 15 January 2006
9/10
Author: lauriemar (lauriemar@aol.com) from London

What a throughly engrossing evening Woody Allen has provided. This film has been, by and large, poorly received by the British critics. I cannot understand why. Yes, it does have the strongest echoes of Crimes and Misdemeanours, but if a director/writer can't borrow from his own product, who can? This isn't funny Allen -- there are few laughs -- but it is an extremely intense and successful serious Allen.

Does Allen's magic transfer to my home city? You bet it does; lovely locations; Notting Hill, the Tate Modern, the "Gherkin" in the City, all look great but are also entirely relevant. Many critics said he didn't have an ear for British dialogue. I simply don't hear that -- it may be a bit stagy at times, but the writing is spare, to the point, and literate. Few trans-Atlantic clunkers.

Yes, there are some silly bits; bits where you wish any half-intelligent Englishman had watched the film and said "Wood, old son, this is cobblers". British detectives don't call themselves "Detective so-and-so". They might be Detective-Sergeant or whatever. The force that polices London is the Metropolitan Police, not the "London Police". Perhaps Allen didn't realise that his main copper, Ulster actor James Nesbitt, sounds a parody of the amusing roles he plays in some widely-seen British Yellow Pages adverts. Little things, so easy to iron out, that detract just a touch from credibility.

Scarlett Johannsson -- what an actress, is she really only 20 or whatever? She packs huge power and stunning looks, if occasionally getting a trifle near Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction. Jonathan Rhys Myers does his forlorn sports coach bit, as from Bend It Like Beckham. The solidly Brit supporting cast is entirely believable, even if their effortlessly affluent lifestyle takes a bit of swallowing. Genuine surprises at the end. This is a thoroughly satisfying evening at the movies.

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