I´m sure I can watch it over and over again and it won´t taste like na old rubber joke. Like Scarlett Johansson described it, "Scoop’s a good old-fashioned Woody Allen comedy" and that´s what I like about it. Perhaps I´m a nostalgic lost case, but Allen's last critically non-acclaimed movies work on me like happiness pills.
" oh no, but you're wrong !! I see the glass half full !! ... But only with poison ! " .... rofl
Kind of a funny premise, but nothing really works in this, and there's never a moment of real suspense or real funny.
"I was born into the Hebrew persuasion, but when I got older I converted to narcissism". genius.
***1/2 Light comedy which could be called "London Murder Mystery" in reference to the 1993 "Manhattan Murder Mystery" of the same director. Scarlett Johansson is adorable as a naive student in journalism and Woody Allen perfect as Splendini the magician. 96 minutes of sheer pleasure. Recommended.
I don't see why this movie got bad reviews, its pretty darn funny
An average, predictable story spiced up with the occasional original feature (I loved the scenes that played on the Reaper's boat to eternity), the typical Woody Allen dialogues/monologues and Hugh Jackman's body made for a fluffy, entertaining movie after all. Nothing that knocked me off of my feet, nothing that wasted my time either.
Allen does another charming murder mystery, this time far away from his beloved New York. Scarlett Johansson is not much of an actress, but she is always good on the eyes, and she has a very good chemistry with the old Woody. They're also very well supported by Ian McShane and Hugh Jackman. A satisfactory comedy with sharp, witty dialogue and enjoyable Bergmanian and Hitchcockian touches.