So we finally got around to seeing Match Point. It was pretty good, a little long - we both got tired of seeing Nola whining and behaving like a desperate shrew - but we were both really pleasantly surprised by the twist at the end. Didn't expect it, but liked it. Much better than I (and my husband) had anticipated.
However....
Still don't see what the big fuss is over Scarlett Johansson in this film. She's pretty, sure, and she's got a pretty filled-out chest that doesn't appear to be artificially enhanced...and I can definitely see her as a Lancome or Estee Lauder spokesmodel with her glowing skin...but I don't understand how people keep saying that she blew their minds, is the hottest woman ever, etc. For example, Matthew and I have had this conversation at least 6 times with various people:
One of us: Well, who do you think is hot?
One of them: Scarlett Johansson.
One of us: Really? I disagree.
One of them: Have you seen Match Point?
Well, we've seen Match Point now, and I perhaps find her even less attractive than I did before.
What's the obsession? [and please don't answer that unless you have actual new information to share, because I believe I've heard it already] Why do people think she's the most beautiful/most alluring/sexiest woman in the world? Because her character told you so in the movie? Because she talks like she has a cold? Because she has boobs? Or because we blindly trust Woody Allen and his excellent taste in women? Yes, she's beautiful; yes, she's not an unnatural weight; yes, she is well-maintained and a good actress; but no, she hasn't changed my life, and I'm okay with that. And so should you be.
