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Clips from Match Point

Short Films 2005 10 min 1,857 clips
Short Comedy

Credits

The man who said, "I'd rather be lucky than good,"
"The man who said, "I'd rather be lucky than good,""
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People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck.
"People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck."
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It's scary to think so much is out of one's control.
"It's scary to think so much is out of one's control."
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and for a split second it can either go forward or fall back.
"and for a split second it can either go forward or fall back."
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With a little luck, it goes forward and you win.
"With a little luck, it goes forward and you win."
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Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose.
"Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose."
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Sorry.
"Sorry."
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Just this way.
"Just this way."
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So the Beach Club Marbella, tennis instructor.
"So the Beach Club Marbella, tennis instructor."
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Stanford House. Forte Village, Sardinia. Nice.
"Stanford House. Forte Village, Sardinia. Nice."
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Yes. I've had a good deal of experience.
"Yes. I've had a good deal of experience."
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Yeah, so I see.
"Yeah, so I see."
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I thank God every day I don't have to do it.
"I thank God every day I don't have to do it."
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Constant traveling, and I was never going to be Rusedski or Agassi.
"Constant traveling, and I was never going to be Rusedski or Agassi."
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You have to really want it.
"You have to really want it."
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Not that I have their talent.
"Not that I have their talent."
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Well, your credentials and references are excellent.
"Well, your credentials and references are excellent."
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And you want to live in London?
"And you want to live in London?"
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Very much. Very much.
"Very much. Very much."
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We have a very exclusive membership here.
"We have a very exclusive membership here."
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You can begin this weekend?
"You can begin this weekend?"
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Thank you. Thank you very much.
"Thank you. Thank you very much."
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That's your sofa, which also doubles up as a bed.
"That's your sofa, which also doubles up as a bed."
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Which is great, you know, 'cause you can be watching some telly,
"Which is great, you know, 'cause you can be watching some telly,"
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You can just open it up, get your kip.
"You can just open it up, get your kip."
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Kitchen just through there.
"Kitchen just through there."
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All your amenities, fixtures, fittings, washer-dryer...
"All your amenities, fixtures, fittings, washer-dryer..."
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Lovely view, not overlooked.
"Lovely view, not overlooked."
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This is 225 a week?
"This is 225 a week?"
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Well, it's London, mate. Bang, mate. If you don't like it, move to Leeds.
"Well, it's London, mate. Bang, mate. If you don't like it, move to Leeds."
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D'you know what I mean? You got a wok?
"D'you know what I mean? You got a wok?"
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You got a wok? It's one of those Oriental, sort of conical pans.
"You got a wok? It's one of those Oriental, sort of conical pans."
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he left one in there. You're welcome to it. I'll throw that in.
"he left one in there. You're welcome to it. I'll throw that in."
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- I'll take it. - That's a good choice.
"- I'll take it. - That's a good choice."
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Very good.
"Very good."
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This is Tom Hewett.
"This is Tom Hewett."
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- Very nice to meet you. How do you do? - Morning. Pleasure.
"- Very nice to meet you. How do you do? - Morning. Pleasure."
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and he's very patient. Great at analyzing a player's faults.
"and he's very patient. Great at analyzing a player's faults."
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I'm so out of practice. I mean, I haven't played since university,
"I'm so out of practice. I mean, I haven't played since university,"
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and I loved it, but I haven't picked up a racket in bloody ages, so...
"and I loved it, but I haven't picked up a racket in bloody ages, so..."
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Don't worry, it comes back.
"Don't worry, it comes back."
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What you can't do is rush in, be discouraged.
"What you can't do is rush in, be discouraged."
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OK.
"OK."
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- Well, good luck. - Thank you very much.
"- Well, good luck. - Thank you very much."
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OK, so who was better, or tougher? Henman or Agassi?
"OK, so who was better, or tougher? Henman or Agassi?"
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you held your own more than admirably.
"you held your own more than admirably."
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For a while.
"For a while."
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But as the game goes on, you see how really good they are.
"But as the game goes on, you see how really good they are."
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- No, please, Tom, I insist. I insist. - No, no, no, no, no.
"- No, please, Tom, I insist. I insist. - No, no, no, no, no."
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Get your dirty great forehand off.
"Get your dirty great forehand off."
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Thank you. I'll get the next one.
"Thank you. I'll get the next one."
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Actually, I'm looking for a music store. I want to buy some CDs.
"Actually, I'm looking for a music store. I want to buy some CDs."
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And they'll have a decent opera section?
"And they'll have a decent opera section?"
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Opera? You like opera, really?
"Opera? You like opera, really?"
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I know this is gonna sound a bit weird,
"I know this is gonna sound a bit weird,"
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but would you like to go to the opera tomorrow night?
"but would you like to go to the opera tomorrow night?"
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To the opera?
"To the opera?"
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Yeah. We've got a box and someone's not coming.
"Yeah. We've got a box and someone's not coming."
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It's La bloody Traviata.
"It's La bloody Traviata."
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My God. I'd love to.
"My God. I'd love to."
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Are you sure it's not an imposition? Can I at least pay for my seat?
"Are you sure it's not an imposition? Can I at least pay for my seat?"
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It's not an imposition, it'd be an absolute pleasure.
"It's not an imposition, it'd be an absolute pleasure."
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I just like the fact that we both share a love for opera. Brilliant.
"I just like the fact that we both share a love for opera. Brilliant."
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So?
"So?"
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- I said to David and Melissa... - Evening all. Hello, Mum.
"- I said to David and Melissa... - Evening all. Hello, Mum."
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Hello, sweetie. Very nice to see you.
"Hello, sweetie. Very nice to see you."
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- This is Chris. This is my father Alec. - Hello. Good to meet you.
"- This is Chris. This is my father Alec. - Hello. Good to meet you."
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I hear you're an incredible tennis player.
"I hear you're an incredible tennis player."
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I played once, and then I gave up, then I went back, then I gave up,
"I played once, and then I gave up, then I went back, then I gave up,"
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- then I went back - Rubbish.
"- then I went back - Rubbish."
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- I'm sure Tom exaggerated my game. - I just got bored.
"- I'm sure Tom exaggerated my game. - I just got bored."
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- Good evening. My pleasure. - Nice to meet you.
"- Good evening. My pleasure. - Nice to meet you."
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- This is my sister... Chloe. - There's a chair somewhere.
"- This is my sister... Chloe. - There's a chair somewhere."
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- I'm Chloe. Nice to meet you. - There's two more.
"- I'm Chloe. Nice to meet you. - There's two more."
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Yeah, well, the olds say thank you very much for the lovely flowers.
"Yeah, well, the olds say thank you very much for the lovely flowers."
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They said it was very thoughtful, and totally unnecessary.
"They said it was very thoughtful, and totally unnecessary."
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But off the record, well done, A plus, 'cause they love that sort of thing.
"But off the record, well done, A plus, 'cause they love that sort of thing."
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Oh, they're lovely people. And your sister's very bright.
"Oh, they're lovely people. And your sister's very bright."
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Frighteningly so at times. But...
"Frighteningly so at times. But..."
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Anyway, she thought you were terrific, and she wanted to invite you
"Anyway, she thought you were terrific, and she wanted to invite you"
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to our country house with the parents on Sunday.
"to our country house with the parents on Sunday."
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Chlo-Chlo, do you wanna have a knock with Chris for a bit?
"Chlo-Chlo, do you wanna have a knock with Chris for a bit?"
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It's just that it's 5:00 somewhere, darling,
"It's just that it's 5:00 somewhere, darling,"
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and I've some serious cocktails to start making.
"and I've some serious cocktails to start making."
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Lt'd be really boring for Chris to play with me on my own.
"Lt'd be really boring for Chris to play with me on my own."
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It's really boring for him to play with me, but he's a good sport.
"It's really boring for him to play with me, but he's a good sport."
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And anyway, you've got better legs than I've got. Chop-chop.
"And anyway, you've got better legs than I've got. Chop-chop."
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Don't be silly. I teach people who have never held a racket before.
"Don't be silly. I teach people who have never held a racket before."
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- I'm so bad. - That's how you get better.
"- I'm so bad. - That's how you get better."
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OK.
"OK."
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Not at all. You have a very unique style.
"Not at all. You have a very unique style."
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Yeah, it's called clumsy. How did you get to be so good anyway?
"Yeah, it's called clumsy. How did you get to be so good anyway?"
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Tom says you played with some of the real greats.
"Tom says you played with some of the real greats."
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For me, it was a way out of a poor existence.
"For me, it was a way out of a poor existence."
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Caught the eye of a good coach. I don't know.
"Caught the eye of a good coach. I don't know."
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- Do you enjoy teaching? - Not really.
"- Do you enjoy teaching? - Not really."
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I mean, it's OK for now,
"I mean, it's OK for now,"
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but I'd cut my throat if I thought I had to do it forever.
"but I'd cut my throat if I thought I had to do it forever."
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I'd like to do something with my life.
"I'd like to do something with my life."
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You know, special. I'd like to make a contribution.
"You know, special. I'd like to make a contribution."
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So, you're a poor boy from Ireland come to London.
"So, you're a poor boy from Ireland come to London."
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I love it.
"I love it."
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It's so exciting and alive.
"It's so exciting and alive."
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I've never seen so much art or theater.
"I've never seen so much art or theater."
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Not that I've taken much advantage of it yet.
"Not that I've taken much advantage of it yet."
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Well, look, if you'd like someone to show you around,
"Well, look, if you'd like someone to show you around,"
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I grew up in Belgravia. I'd be happy to take you to all the good places.
"I grew up in Belgravia. I'd be happy to take you to all the good places."
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That'd be great.
"That'd be great."
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On one condition: I buy the tickets.
"On one condition: I buy the tickets."
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But actually, I did read something about the...
"But actually, I did read something about the..."
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...exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery.
"...exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery."
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That's perfect. It'd be my pleasure to take you.
"That's perfect. It'd be my pleasure to take you."
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You're very kind to offer this.
"You're very kind to offer this."
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Can I at least give you some free tennis lessons?
"Can I at least give you some free tennis lessons?"
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How about Wednesday for the Saatchi?
"How about Wednesday for the Saatchi?"
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I can do that.
"I can do that."
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A sweaty tennis player's hardly what they expect.
"A sweaty tennis player's hardly what they expect."
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So who's my next victim?
"So who's my next victim?"
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I haven't played table tennis in quite a while.
"I haven't played table tennis in quite a while."
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Would you like to play for a thousand pounds a game?
"Would you like to play for a thousand pounds a game?"
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