Scoop
2006
**
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Woody Allen, Ian McShane, Charles Dance, Romola Garai, Kevin R. McNally, Julian Glover
Like Match Point, the second one of Woody Allen's UK-set films offers a mix of murder and romance, only this time with a lighter touch and instantly forgettable results. During a magic show a spirit tips a journalism student that the infamous Tarot Card Killer is in fact the son of a wealthy Lord. In order to prove this she gets close to the suspect, but inevitably falls for the guy. Unfortunately their romance never creates a spark, mostly thanks to Hugh Jackman who seems permanently uninterested. It also doesn't help that the murder mystery offers plot holes but no suspense whatsoever.
