Scoop
Scoop
PG-13 | 27 July 2006 (USA)
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An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.

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MamaGravity

good back-story, and good acting

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Console

best movie i've ever seen.

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Humaira Grant

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

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Geraldine

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

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Granger

There are three reasons to watch this movie: 1. If you think anything by Woody Allen is absolutely hilarious 2. If you think Scarlett Johanssen is really cute (because she is a lot of that) 3. If you're a Hugh Jackman fan... although you may be disappointed at the very two-dimensional character he's given to portray. Just realize going in this is a Woody Allen comedy (focus on Woody Allen) and not a romance comedy as portrayed in the ads. Character depth isn't in the recipe.On the other hand, if you don't like Woody Allen dominating a film, can only handle so much of Johansson being micro-directed, or are a Hugh Jackman fan, you may find this flick less than satisfying. While there are a few semi-humorous lines in this as well as a couple of well-acted moments, for me Scoop was a bit of a letdown (considering I was hoping for a solid Johansson / Jackman romance comedy). I am going to avoid relating the name of the film to cat litter commercials because that would be crass and irrelevant. However it would be fair to say that while the movie claims to star Johansson and Jackman, the prevalence of Allen in almost every scene of the movie (it surprises me he didn't pop up in the bedroom scenes) definitely gives a different flavor to the film than expected. This is typical Woody Allen humor but with considerably less wit than displayed in his earlier film. Unfortunately it drags Scarlett and Hugh along for the ride in a not-all-that-interesting tale that quickly becomes semi-narrative in scope. I felt as if I were watching an ongoing Allen commentary on everything that was going on in the show.It was our family movie night. My sister politely excused herself about halfway through and told me go ahead and finish watching it and let her know if the rest is worth watching. I didn't blame her. I later emailed her that between the two of us hers was the wiser decision. Allen fans may disagree with this review (especially when I read the glowing reviews about what an uproarious comedy this is), but I didn't go into this with the understanding I was watching a Woody Allen movie with two co-stars. I went in expecting a romantic-comedy and found little of either. There are apparently a lot of people who agree, as this barely squeaks out a 6.5 rating as of this review.I'll include no spoilers, no discussion of (plot?)... just a caution: if you like Woody Allen you might enjoy this movie. If viewers enjoy predictable, light-fluff plot lines, this makes a pretty decent rainy Saturday flick. Far worse films have been made-- and this does have the benefits of Johannson and Jackman to provide eye candy throughout-- its true saving grace and the reason I gave it 5 stars rather than a yawner 4. Perhaps the actors would agree-- this was not their best platform, and is nowhere near the best work of Woody Allen. Beware the reviews with gushing stars in their eyes. If you're an Allen fan and love the movie, I'm happy for you. Other folks may find this to be a cutesy flick centered around Woody Allen's performance. And I say that with the deepest sincerity. You're all amazing people, a credit to your race. Seriously, you've been wonderful. (That schlock got tiring pretty early.)

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jjrous

The plotting was clever and effective, but the lame attempts at humor should put to rest--finally--Allen's reputation as a comic master.The joke about Rubens painting/Reuben sandwiches was inexcusably childish, and one could see it coming a mile away.Allen seems to have a base of fans who are ready to love anything he does, and this has made him lazy.

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Raul Faust

Woody Allen starts this film with a lot of magic, delivering one of the most boredom characters he's played to date. I mean, it's not like I have seen many of his movies, but out of those which I've seen, Sid Waterman is surely the one. Considering that this film's beginning seemed a little uninteresting, I had my doubts whether it would get any good or not. Fortunately, it DID. Scarlett Johansson plays a brave woman who wants to investigate the case of a murderer, so she finds out a way to precisely do that: dating the main suspect. However, after she falls in love with him, it gets hard to make her notice the danger lies beneath her nose. Please notice that I'm not judging her; Jackman's character is a extreme elegant man who would NEVER be able to rise my bad expectations on him. He's just too calm to be a lunatic (please don't notice that I would also be thrown in the river, just like her). The great message of "Scoop" is that old cliché of "don't judge a book by its cover", which reminds me of "Aladdin" series, reason why I don't give a better rating than 7, even thought I admit that I had a really good time watching it. Thumbs up for Allen!

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gavin6942

An American journalism student (Scarlett Johansson) in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat (Hugh Jackman) as the incident unfurls.I like to see Woody Allen as actor and director. You know, he started out like that and his best films have his as the neurotic lead. While he is only the sidekick here, it is a joy to see the man in action.Somehow this film got overlooked. Maybe because it was another magic film in a year loaded with good magic films ("The Prestige" and "The Illusionist"), but this is a special sort of story. Not too complicated, not too simple. Just enough ingenuity to really carve out its place as a good tale.

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