Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jonathan Rhys Meyers | ... | Chris Wilton | |
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 | |
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Janis Kelly | ... | 'La Traviata' Performers |
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Alan Oke | ... | 'La Traviata' Performers |
Mark Gatiss | ... | Ping-Pong Player | |
Scarlett Johansson | ... | Nola Rice | |
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Philip Mansfield | ... | Waiter |
Simon Kunz | ... | Rod Carver | |
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Geoffrey Streatfeild | ... | Alan Sinclair |
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Mary Hegarty | ... | 'Rigoletto' Performer |
From a humble background and with traditional values, Irish Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is still struggling financially despite being a recently retired high ranked tennis pro. He has taken a job as a tennis instructor at an upscale London tennis club, although he knows there is a better life for him somewhere down the road. He is befriended by one of his students, wealthy Tom Hewett (Matthew Goode). Chris starts to date Tom's sister, Chloe Hewett (Emily Mortimer), a girl-next-door type who is immediately attracted to Chris. Chloe quickly knows she wants to marry Chris, and through her businessman father, Alec Hewett (Brian Cox), tries to help Chris and their future by getting him an executive job in Alec's company. In his life with the Hewetts, Chris begins to enjoy the finer things in life. Through it all however, Chris cannot help thinking about Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson), a struggling American actress who he meets at the Hewett estate and who is Tom's unofficial ... Written by Huggo
Was gonna turn it off half way through. Was getting mad at Woody for the obviously male written female dialogue, and what I thought was a cheap and predictable "call back" for a cliche ending. Thought the Allen fans overrated another Allen movie...
I was pleasantly surprised, which says a lot. So much painfully boring and predictable garbage out there. This, on the other hand, was worth the time invested.