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: Universal Studios
: Comedies, Suspense/Thriller, Fantasy
: 96 min.
: English
: English, Spanish, French
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Both laughs and thrills are on the masthead in this comedy drama about a would-be reporter written and directed by Woody Allen. Sondra Pransky (Scarlett Johansson) is an American journalism student who travels to England to visit friends. While in London, she attends a magic show where magician Sid "Splendini" Waterman (Woody Allen) brings her on-stage as part of a trick in which he makes her disappear. However, while waiting to be "de-materialized," she's visited by the ghost of a murdered reporter (Ian McShane), who passes along the scoop of the decade. The spirit claims that Peter Lyman (Hugh Jackman), the wealthy and handsome son of a well-known aristocrat, is leading a double life as "the Tarot Card Killer," a serial murderer who has been terrifying the nation and eluding police. With the magician's help, Jane begins investigating the story and is able to piece together some incriminating evidence against Lyman. However, the more she learns, the more dangerous her investigation becomes -- especially when she falls into a romance with the suspected killer. Scoop was Woody Allen's second consecutive film with leading lady Scarlett Johansson, after the critically acclaimed Match Point; it was also Allen's second feature to be shot in Great Britain. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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by KJoan
February 11, 2007 - 3:13 PM PST
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2 out of 3 members found this review helpful
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| Watching this movie was utterly painful. As in I wanted to turn it off after 20 minutes but my friend said she was already committed to the movie. She should have been committed. I was ready to be so after watching the rest of the movie. I mean, does anyone even like watching Woody Allen even more? Does he keep making movies so he can actually get to act? Watching him was so painful and grating and nerve-wracking and I will never see another movie he is in. Kind of like Tom Cruise. |
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