Scoop

Woody Allen

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4.00

Scoop

Synopsis

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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Cast

Scarlett JohanssonSondra Pransky
Woody AllenSid Waterman
Hugh JackmanPeter Lyman
Ian McShaneJoe Strombel
Charles DanceMr. Malcolm
Romola GaraiVivian
Kevin McNallyMike Tinsley
Jim DunkFuneral Speaker
Robert BathurstStrombel's Co-Worker
Geoff BellStrombel's Co-Worker

Recommendations

70
The Hollywood Reporter
A light-hearted if ghostly murder mystery that for all the contemporary English locations feels like a 1930s studio film including a plot that bears little scrutiny. Along with the delectable Johansson, the film offers fun roles for Allen, Hugh Jackman and Ian McShane.
60
Variety
After the accomplished smoothness of "Match Point," it's back to more ragged form in Scoop, despite the almost identical posh settings, and the return of Scarlett Johansson as leading lady.
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)
The first Allen picture since "Sweet and Lowdown" that doesn't leave a bad odor in its wake.
50
Entertainment Weekly
A companion piece to "Match Point" that suffers all the more in comparison.
50
ReelViews
A blend of lackluster comedy and lazy plotting, the film feels a lot like bad Hitchcock.
42
The A.V. Club
As it is, the film perpetually teeters on the edge between a functional vehicle and a train wreck, and whenever Allen opens his mouth, he pushes it violently in the latter direction.
40
Village Voice
So flat, dull, and off form that it seems to have been conceived in a fog. It not only lacks the verve and energy of Allen's best New York–based work, it feels culturally adrift, like some bewildered tourist trying to read a city map held upside down.
40
Austin Chronicle
Years ago, when Allen's inimitable comedy style still seemed fresh, Scoop may have joined the ranks of "Sleeper" and "Take the Money and Run" as a comedy classic. Today it provides a pleasant diversion.