The Curse of the Jade Scorpion2001
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
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Cast
as C.W. Briggs
as Chris
as Betty Ann
as Laura
as Voltan
as Al
as George
as Jill
as Joe
as Ned
as Sam
as Mize
as Rosie
as Rocky's Waiter
as Office Worker
as Office Worker
as Ned
as Lunch Delivery Man
as Rocky's Waiter
as Rainbow Room All Star
as Rainbow Room All Star
as Rainbow Room All Star
as Rainbow Room All Star
as Rainbow Room All Star
as Rainbow Room All Star
as Rainbow Room All Star
as Rainbow Room All Star
as Rainbow Room All Star
as Rainbow Room All Star
as Band Leader
as Voltan's Assistant
as Voltan's Participant
as Voltan's Participant
as Voltan's Participant
as Night Guard
as Rose Kensington
as Kensington Guest
as Kensington Guest
as Kensington Guest
as Kensington Guest
as Fingerprint Detective
as Mike
as Tom
as Kensington Maid
as Charlie
as Herb Coopersmith
as Police Station Cop
as Radio Announcer
as Street Contact
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Critic Reviews for The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
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The movie has an odd feeling, both lush and listless. It's enough to make us believe Allen's comic batteries need recharging.
The romance between C.W. and Betty Ann doesn't have much ardor, repressed or otherwise.
Mid-level, pretty-but-not- hugely-funny Allen film.
It's evidently important to Allen to work, work, work, but he's starting to make his movies by rote instead of passion.
[Allen's] let his guard down and has allowed himself and his audience to relax -- something that doesn't often happen when the specters of class and European art hover over his pictures.
Despite an appealing, even ingenious premise, Scorpion is another quippy but uninspired comedy.
Audience Reviews for The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Bad story and abysmal chemistry curse this luster-less dog.
Super Reviewer
Despite Woody reportedly having hated this film, I actually kinda liked it. It's entertaining enough, witty enough, jazzy enough, and fun enough to merit a second watch. Even though Woody and Helen Hunt have absolutely zero chemistry together. The ending was quite fun.
Super Reviewer
Woody Allen's visit to the detective movies of the 30s is full of hilarious and witty dialoges. Especially how his own insurance investigator character battles Helen Hunt's with words and her responses alone are pleasure to watch. The main idea of people committing robberies under hypnosis is really fun and Allen manages to entertain in every minute, also thanks to a cast of really good names. The movie is breathing nostalgia for those old days in every minute, it doesn't even try to be more than that. Some might find that unexciting and the lack of a showdown actually is. The humor more than makes up for it. Still fun for as long as it lasts.
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