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Scoop (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 132 Fresh: 49  Rotten:83 Average Rating: 5.3/10
 
Consensus: Rehashing old plot lines and characters, Scoop is a tiresome dipper and another disappointing addition to Woody Allen's repertoire.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Synopsis: Scoop is the new contemporary comedy from writer/director Woody Allen, and is his second consecutive film to be set and shot in London (following Match Point). Scoop stars Mr. Allen, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, and Ian McShane. The late U.K. journalist Joe Strombel (played by Mr.... Scoop is the new contemporary comedy from writer/director Woody Allen, and is his second consecutive film to be set and shot in London (following Match Point). Scoop stars Mr. Allen, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, and Ian McShane. The late U.K. journalist Joe Strombel (played by Mr. McShane) is being mourned by his colleagues - even as, stuck in limbo, Joe remains committed to pursuing a hot tip on the identity of "the Tarot Card Killer" at large in London. But how can his legwork get done now? Via the very much alive Sondra Pransky (Ms. Johansson). Sondra is an American journalism student visiting friends in London. During a stage performance by another American, magician Sid Waterman (Mr. Allen), Sondra is shocked to find herself able to see and hear Joe. From beyond, he gives her the scoop of a lifetime and urges her to pursue it. Sondra immediately starts chasing the big story, enlisting the aid of a reluctant Sid (a.k.a. Splendini). That chase leads right to handsome British aristocrat Peter Lyman (Mr. Jackman). Soon, Sondra finds that the romance of her life may well be the dangerous scoop she's looking for. --© Focus Features [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Woody Allen, Romola Garai, Jim Dunk

Director: Woody Allen

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2/4

The initial novelty of seeing and hearing Johansson put on an Allen avatar geek persona in her first scene can't carry the film.

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08/26/07
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
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2/5

Después de Match Point (su mejor película de los últimos años), Woody Allen regresa a un cine menor, olvidable, sin mayores pretenciones que divertir durante un rato.

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05/09/07
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total
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1/5

Sempre há a possibilidade de que o próximo trabalho de Woody Allen seja um Match Point, um Desconstruindo Harry ou um Todos Dizem Eu Te Amo. O problema é que também há boas chances de que seja um novo Scoop.

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03/13/07
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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Alarmingly, some of Woody Allen's highly strung performance enhancing gestures rub off on Scarlett Johansson in this bizarre misfire from Allen, who hasn't even noticed that his plot doesn't hold water.

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03/09/07
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03/09/07
Sydney Morning Herald
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The plot fizzles even as the jokes sizzle.

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03/01/07
Bruce Feld
Film Journal International
N/R

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01/06/07
David Edelstein
New York Magazine
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2/5

Everything is a dreadful bore, a woeful misstep, or both.

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11/30/06
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com
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C

What was surprising, however, was how sloppily it had been put together and how many holes there were in the story.

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11/29/06
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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The act just isn't cute anymore. In truth, it hasn't been for at least a couple of decades. So why is it that Woody Allen continues to insist on playing "Woody Allen?"

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11/20/06
Jeremy C. Fox
Pajiba
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Nestled as it is amid the clamor of the late-summer blockbusters, it's the kind of small pleasure that can make you feel intensely grateful.

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10/07/06
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
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A ramshackle and laboriously whimsical comedic trifle that falls back on Woody Allen's increasingly tired penchant for nattering faux-realism.

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09/18/06
Brent Simon
Now Playing Magazine
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4/5

Visiting London, American journalism student Sondra Pransky (Scarlett Johansson) gets the scoop on possible serial killer Peter Lyman (Hugh Jackman). Volunteering as the subject for second-rate magician Sid Waterman (Woody Allen), Sondra comes face to fac

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09/06/06
Roger Tennis
Cinemaclips.com
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5/10

Looks like writer/director Woody Allen is back to his old tricks again, with yet another mediocre comedic offering after he surprised everyone with a solid comeback.

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08/25/06
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium
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2/4

Occasionally Allen hits the right notes, but his comedies have become increasingly erratic in recent years and 'Scoop' is no exception: It strains to charm.

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08/22/06
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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... more silly than funny.

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08/19/06
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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1/5

It fails to evoke one laugh over the course of 90 minutes, revealing Woody Allen's sense of humor to be not merely ailing, but dead -- completely, utterly, forever dead.

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08/18/06
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)
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08/17/06
Ebert & Roeper
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Woody-ultralite

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08/10/06
Arthur Lazere
culturevulture.net
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2.5/4

Funnier, less offensive, and certainly better company than 'Harry or 'Aphrodite but Scoop still suffers from an overabundance of tired borscht-belt humor.

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08/10/06
David N. Butterworth
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