Gimme the Scoop

Jackman, Johansson, & Allen

I saw Scoop, a film I've been dying to see ever since I first saw the trailer. It was written and directed by Woody Allen, and stars Allen, Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, and Ian McShane. Romola Garai also has a small role. She played Cassandra in one of my favorite movies, I Capture the Castle. Anyway, Scoop tells the story of a journalism student (Johansson) visiting London, who is put in a spirit box during a performance of The Great Splendini (Allen). A spirit (McShane) actually appears to her, and gives her a scoop on a murder case involving the son of a lord (Jackman). Her and Allen investigate the murders, following Jackman around to pick up clues to use against him. But meanwhile, Johansson falls in love with the man she's investigating.

I really enjoyed this movie because it was full of mystery and intelligent comedy. I was discussing before how I appreciate comedy when it's intelligent and doesn't involve a bunch of toilet humor. This is an example of intelligent comedy. I also like Monty Python, but that's an entirely different story.

My new anticipated film? Little Miss Sunshine.