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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

2001
Romance, Comedy
1h 43m
Woody Allen's latest crime caper stars Allen as crackerjack insurance investigator CW Briggs. Briggs might be forced to relinquish bragging rights to being the best in the business when he falls under the spell of a crook -- and a beautiful colleague -- in his most baffling case to date, and finds that he is the one left clueless. (DreamWorks SKG)
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

2001
Romance, Comedy
1h 43m
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Rated 16 Apr 2015
50
21st
I'm too bored to even snark this up.
Rated 19 May 2009
84
86th
an all around great, light-hearted romp through a farcical version of the 40's that you would have to have a heart of stone not to smile at. sure to facilitate regular laughs, and great feelings of whimsy. my biggest complaint is helen hunt who seems to be miscast. proof that even in a new century woody allen knows how to play the game and do it right.
Rated 30 Jan 2010
4
35th
35th Woody film, 7 left! I didn't completely hate it but this is the worst movie Woody made in the 00's (edging out Whatever Works). The cast was pretty bad in this one. Helen Hunt plays the same role she always plays, yet somehow worse than usual. Charlize Theron's role was useless and unbelievable. Aykroyd was awful and Elizabeth Berkley was terrible again (how is she able to get in movies?). A couple of good jokes but overall nothing that remarkable. Ending was really lame.
Rated 08 Apr 2009
2
16th
Allen's worst role/script AND Helen Hunt as leading lady? What an unfortunate mess, Aykroyd is the only one trying [why can't this man get a good movie?]. I haven't minded the previous bouts of magic realism from Allen but this is just stupid.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
44
6th
One of Woody's worst. Really slow moving, preposterous, and not funny. Plus the romance between Woody and Helen Hunt is icky and completely unbelievable.
Rated 05 Jan 2010
22
14th
No Woody, just......no.
Rated 05 Mar 2009
75
71st
Not a masterpiece. But I like the style of Woody Allen. It is a film unpretentious but has a smooth and pleasant mood.
Rated 03 Dec 2011
70
72nd
I'm surprised to see this one rated so poorly. While it's certainly not among Woody's best films, it's nonetheless a fun romp through the 1940's with Woody putting in a charming performance.
Rated 26 Oct 2008
100
0th
Good, not my favourite W. Allen movie, though.
Rated 16 Jul 2009
60
8th
Allen is fine, and I like David Ogden Stiers as a villain, but the movie is on autopilot.
Rated 23 Apr 2015
76
56th
I suppose if I can suspend enough belief to buy into Woody Allen as a suave ladies man I can also believe that Elizabeth Berkley could remain clebate till she got married. No wait, that's TOO much.
Rated 12 Jul 2010
61
27th
não é ruim como eu esperava. tem um roteiro divertido, inspirado. o casal só funciona em harmonia quando estão totalmente libertos de uma liberdade opressora, esse aspecto é legal também, porque a gente para pra pensar como nos últimos anos (antes do Escorpião de Jade) o Woody lutou fervorosamente para escapar dessa mesma realidade nos seus filmes (Alice, Todos dizem eu te amo, Neblinas e sombras, Desconstruindo Harry, etc).
Rated 29 Sep 2009
15
4th
Not great. Woody Allen has done so much better.
Rated 12 Feb 2009
76
54th
Minor Allen, but still very funny.
Rated 13 Nov 2010
4
38th
Good number of laughs but a completely uninspired film in all other respects.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
64
59th
I like this and I always like when David Ogden Stiers AND Elizabeth Berkley get work.
Rated 30 Jun 2012
64
39th
An unexpectedly mean-spirited Allen; his 'hate interest' gets reprogrammed.
Rated 18 May 2017
60
36th
Woody Allen makes so many movies that even if you see them all a few will just be completely forgettable. This movie is completely forgettable.
Rated 19 Feb 2007
69
80th
Average movie of Woody, he can make better film's than this...However good enough to watch...
Rated 14 Feb 2007
46
33rd
Allen must have loved writing a quick-witted comedy that would fit glamorous 40s movie stars, only his wit sabotages him this time, as does the casting, as does the cinematography which, alas, does not shoot the sterile sets in black and white.
Rated 27 Mar 2012
20
6th
It's really not good. I would characterize Allen's films from about 1988 to 2005 as being flat, brown, and consisting entirely of medium shots. Doubly so for period films. Extremely visually boring. Once we get to Match Point we actually have some interesting cinematography, we have close ups, we have colours, and we have slow motion. None of his films from the preceding period has this. The lack of visual style makes this period from around 1988 to 2005 extremely difficult to enjoy.
Rated 22 Oct 2013
61
24th
61.000
Rated 11 Oct 2010
70
30th
not a very good one from Allen, the story is lame!
Rated 12 Sep 2017
39
11th
I should enjoy this but I don't. It's no Desk Set, that's for sure.
Rated 02 Apr 2007
80
68th
Not _Annie Hall_ but still funny and worth seeing
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
50th
The sheer amount of gags and one lines made this one work for me. Easy to access Woody Allen here.
Rated 21 Sep 2010
65
68th
Allen dabbles in the style of 40s noir, and this time he actually has a conventional mystery plot instead of pieces of insight about women. Although his lines lack the flair of his early work, there are some true gems in between. Not Allen's best, nevertheless entirely entertaining.
Rated 26 Jan 2016
56
23rd
Kinda fun as pastiche, would have been more fun if Woody Allen didn't seem so miscast in his own neurotic persona and if he didn't just creep the fuck out of me. Wears the viewer down as it goes on, from enjoyment to offense to boredom.
Rated 10 Aug 2008
13
13th
Awful, lame and pathetic attempt at comedy.
Rated 25 Mar 2010
71
17th
A small film, but somewhat amusing.
Rated 31 Aug 2010
72
51st
Enjoyable if inconsequential Allen flick.
Rated 28 Jun 2017
60
54th
Better than its reputation. Nice, consistent aesthetic.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
50th
I like this movie a lot, but never see it on.
Rated 18 Oct 2013
76
63rd
Not the greatest but still a remarkable piece of art. A nice parody of Raymon Chandler stories, gorgeous Theron and well play Hunt
Rated 11 Oct 2016
3
45th
A somewhat cheap and awkward Golden Age replica, with bad lighting and old Hollywood heightened vernacular which often isn't delivered so well. But it's a fun scenario, a charming combination of actors, and is made with the same enthusiastic reverence as all of Allen's period pieces. Amusing, not as bad as its reputation suggests.
Rated 25 Jan 2020
66
25th
Some of the humor and set pieces are recycled, a good part of the writing should be sharper, and Woody Allen is in a very wrong place in the lead role.. but still, it's fun(ish), harmless 90 minutes, with a real nice feel to it.

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