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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

2001

Woody Allen

Woody Allen, Helen Hunt, Dan Aykroyd, Charlize Theron ...

7.2

37,876

Comedy. Mystery In 1940, CW Briggs is the top insurance investigator in New York--or so he keeps telling the firm's new efficiency expert, Betty Ann Fitzgerald. Briggs prides himself on being able to crack any insurance caper by getting into the mind of the thief, but now, thanks to the hypnotic powers of the Jade Scorpion, the mind of a thief is getting into Briggs.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"The movie is a pleasure to watch, the craft is voluptuous to regard, but "The Curse of the Jade Scorpion" lacks the elusive zing of inspiration (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune	"Seemingly a simple comedy, it actually has a lot to say. Will the audience listen or just dismiss it as minor, out-of-date Woody? If they do, it's their loss"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"A charming trifle that flatters the good taste of everyone involved (...) [It] becomes tedious after a while, partly because of the repetitive rhythm of the scenes"	NEU
United Kingdom	Nev Pierce BBC	"[It] is so devoid of wit, vigour or interest that it’s hard not to wonder if the former Allan Konigsberg has finally lost his touch."	NEG
United States	Susan Wloszczyna USA Today	"A retro Woody Allen in a hypnotic trance is almost as funny as a contemporary Woody Allen in a neurotic snit (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It's a real charmer from a director who feels that a knockabout romantic farce doesn't have to be mindless"	POS
United States	Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer	"It's not fresh and irreverent, qualities we admire in Allen. It is recycled and irrelevant"	NEU
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"It would be dishonest to deny that Jade Scorpion has amusing moments, but it never gets better than that and often settles for less"	NEU

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