Scoop is the new comedy from Woody Allen. Scoop stars Mr. Allen, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, and Ian McShane. The late journalist Joe Strombel (McShane) is being mourned by his colleagues, but shile stuck in limbo, Joe remains committed to pursuing a hot tip on the identity of the Tarot Card Killer in London. He communicates his knowledge from the beyond to the alive Sondra Pransky (Johansson) during a stage performance by magician Sid Waterman (Allen). Sondra starts chasing the big story, enlisting the aid of Sid.That chase leads right to Peter Lyman (Jackman). Soon, Sondra finds that the romance of her life may well be the dangerous scoop she's looking for.
With the exception of his early off the wall comedies, I've never been a really big fan of Woody Allen. I look at him and I see a creepy looking guy who slept with his and eventually left his wife for . . . . . . his adopted child. How is this guy not permanently blacklisted for something like this? I know that it was years ago, but come on!!! Even criminals look down on that sort of stuff.
Anywho, getting back to the movie - it was surprisingly decent. There were a couple of times that I found myself laughing out loud. Woody Allen was actually the best performer in the movie. I would fully recommend this to any Allen fan and loosely recommend it to all else. It would definitely be worth checking out on cable though.
