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Scoop (2006)
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Allen's Back
And just like that The Wood-man is back in the game. 'Match Point' proved that he still had the chops to make a good thriller and 'Scoop' shows that he is able to make a modern comedy like it was the mid-70's all over again...okay, so maybe it's not that good, but it's a start.
Scarlett Johansson plays a student journalist who is vacationing in London when she meets the ghost of a famous British journalist (Ian McShane) who has discovered the scoop of a lifetime while crossing over. She then sets about trying to prove that a wealthy aristocrat (Hugh Jackman) is secretly a killer with the help of a neurotic magician (Woody Allen himself).
Johansson is a great actress, all those who think she is all looks should look at this film where she plays a dorky brainy nerd (albeit hot as hell) obsessed with proving herself to be a real journalist. She is as believable here as she was as the sultry mistress in 'Match Point', she is the new Allen Muse for a new generation.
Allen himself has not been this funny in years. He is still a hilarious writer and so many of his jokes here are classic to his sense of humour. Also, he is not trying to be the playboy as he does in so many of his films, instead here he is appropriately the father figure and it suits him.
This film is a totally enjoyable ride that is not so much trying to be a mystery as it is just a good time Woody Allen comedy.
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