Predictable outcome! Obvious plo...t! Tired performance style. Jackman is workmanlike in his role as elegant leading man. Johannson charms us with beguiling innocence. It's Allen who slows everything with schtick and silliness. Nothing surprising in the plot as it systematically moved to the 'reveal'. I'm very disappointed.
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I guess if you like Woody Allen, maybe it's an OK movi...e. Otherwise...crap! Johansson is a lousy actress, and must be banking on a broad butt and big boobs. It certainly can't be her acting. Allen is just weird. Hugh Jackman was only a minor part, and not up to his other performances. He was the only reason I bought the DVD.
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I like to refer to Woody Allen's humor as "sophist...icated" as opposed to the typical "below the belt" sophomore humor of popular movies like Ricky Bobby etc. If you are put off by toilet jokes, farting, and just plain dumb comedies, then check this one out. It will have you laughing out loud. Woody is at his neurotic best and Scarlett Johanssen is great in this first ever comedic role for her. Their on-screen chemistry is classic. I have no complaints about this. It will remain in my library as a classic to be watched at least once a year!
I bought this movie because Hugh Jackman is one of my favorite actors ...and had never seen it. I really hate to say it, but the movie truly stunk. Hugh was his usual devilishly handsome self and did a good job in his role, but I thought the role itself was totally unbelievable for him. Overall, the whole plot, schematics of the character interactions, and the acting was very disappointing. Woody Allen was very funny, to his credit. I've never been a very big Woody Allen fan, but I actually thought he was about the best part of the movie.
I recently became a hard core Scarlett Johannson Fan. Th...is is the second film I have seen with her directed by Woody Allen. This is a comedy which Woody does so well. At first, I thought his presence in the film was superfluous. As the film progresses, he becomes more involved with the quest that Scarlett's character has embarked on. The two make a fumbling team of detective/ reporter types who mean to find out the truth behind a wealthy man who is possibly a murdered.The wealthy man played by Hugh Jackman, is ,on the surface ,a rather nice chap. A romance ensues between Scarlett's character and the suspect. We want there to be a happy ending, but all I will say without giving away the ending is that justice prevails.