The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
45 %
Reviews Counted: 122 Fresh: 55 Rotten:67 Average Rating: 5.2/10
Consensus:
The writing for Scorpion is not as sharp as Woody Allen's previous movies as most of the jokes fall flat.
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Theatrical Release: Aug 24, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $6,793,998
Synopsis: Woody Allen's funny, frantic THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION is part screwball romantic comedy, part 1940s noir detective story, and part ingenious heist film. Allen stars as C.W. Briggs, a set-in-his-ways old-time insurance investigator who refuses to get along with the bright new... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd, Charlize Theron, Helen Hunt, Elizabeth Berkley
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Like a Swiss clock, Allen is the only American director who makes a film every year, but chronic fatigue and lack of inspiration seem to have taken over his work, as this retro comedy, using the old conceit of hypnosis, shows.
06/06/06
Woody Allen cooks up an easy-going little swindle comedy, not too far off from his last film Small Time Crooks.
05/26/06
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02/09/06
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12/15/03
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12/15/03
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A cierta altura es imposible no sentir que la broma se alarga, aún a pesar de las palabras, los personajes o el elenco.
05/20/03
A little Woody goes a long way. His cloying nebbishness gets old quickly, though he does have a singular wit and some kind of indefinable charm.
03/19/03
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01/07/03
'The old joke of Woody as irresistible romantic lead has gone from funny, to discomforting, to pitiable.'
01/03/03
Is it funny? Yeah, kinda. But somehow it doesn't all come together. It's not that the material is lacking, but, incredibly for an Allen picture, that the delivery is off-kilter.
12/23/02
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12/10/02
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12/10/02
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So devoid of wit, vigour or interest that it's hard not to wonder if the former Allan Konigsberg has finally lost his touch.
11/19/02
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