Scoop is reminiscent of several of Woody Allen's films, but in a strange way, it harks back to films that were neither great nor lousy -- and like those films, it is an enjoyable diversion.
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08/31/06
Scoop (1987)
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Reviews Counted:6
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Rotten:4
Average Rating:4.4/10
Synopsis: British wildlife journalist William Boot (Michael Maloney from "Truly, Madly, Deeply") is mistaken for a foreign correspondent and sent to an East African country on the brink of war. Through a... [More]
Starring: Denholm Elliott, Nicola Pagett, Michael Maloney
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What was surprising, however, was how sloppily it had been put together and how many holes there were in the story.
11/28/06
The actual murder mystery often takes a back seat to the comedy and drives to a rather predictable end, but it is the getting there that is all the fun.
07/29/06
Last year's Match Point marked a surprising return to vital filmmaking form for Woody Allen, but that movie had the distinct advantage of not being a comedy.
07/30/06
With "Scoop," his newest 'comedy,' Allen has once again proven that he doesn't give a damn about the audience by recycling familiar and lazy material in his signature self-indulgent style.
08/10/06
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.
03/09/07
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