This movie is interesting because as amazing Match Point was, that's how underwhelming Scoop is. It takes all the tics that make a Woody Allen movie, a Woody Allen movie and exploits them in the setting of England. Unfortunately, this time Woody doesn't use the city [London] to the same advantage {as another character} as in MP and of course, his many NYC flicks. The editing suggests that he had about 4 different choices to go with this movie - dramatic thriller, daffy magician comedy, love story, or existential death philosophical film. What we got instead? A film that has no voice, no category, and really, when it comes down to it - not much of a plot. Sidenote: He even manages to make S.Johannsson look dowdy and a little bigger than usual; no easy feat...
2007 Tally, DVD: 4
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