Scoop
Focus Features | Release Date: July 28, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
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Mixed or average reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
17
Negative:
7
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83
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
The film is a pleasure that doesn't rank with Allen's best but satisfies far more than most American comedies. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
The collision of sleek melodrama and old Woody Allen stand-up routines is at times oddly effective and at other times just odd. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
It's far from his (Allen) career best, but it's funny and he comes off well. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
It's really, really funny. Read full review
75
Rolling StonePeter Travers
No more than a beguiling trifle. But in the dog days of summer, it's a perk to wallow in inspired silliness. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
A light-hearted if ghostly murder mystery that for all the contemporary English locations feels like a 1930s studio film including a plot that bears little scrutiny. Along with the delectable Johansson, the film offers fun roles for Allen, Hugh Jackman and Ian McShane. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
Mr. Allen's invocation of the "Thin Man" films in an interview makes sense, even if he’s no William Powell and Ms. Johansson is certainly no Myrna Loy. Scoop was made by someone who understands that what makes the "Thin Man" series enduring isn't whodunit and why, but the way Nick and Nora look at each other as they sip their martinis, Asta nipping at their heels. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
An odd but agreeable little comedy.
70
SalonStephanie Zacharek
It's the kind of small pleasure that can make you feel intensely grateful. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Johansson is not Allen's new Diane Keaton. She's closer to Mariel Hemingway -- though even Allen couldn't attempt to pull off a romance between his septuagenarian self and a girl in college. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Decidedly minor Woody. Read full review
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