Arthur J. Nascarella, Brian Markinson, Charlize Theron
With The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, Woody Allen pays another visit to his idealized past, and his retro blend of humor and nostalgia will surely satisfy the filmmaker's most loyal fans. Like <...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 29, 2002
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Flixster Reviews (425)
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August 5, 2008Woody Allen's visit to the detective movies of the 30s is full of hilarious and witty dialoges. Especially how his own insurance investigator character battles Helen Hunt's with words and her responses alone are pleasure to watch. The main idea of people committing robberies unde...( read more)
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January 22, 2008Woody is rusted already, he should seriously consider retirement.
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December 11, 2007When Woody Allen movies don't work they are just falt out horrible. Hard to think of a time that got as bad as thus time. Watch Annie Hall or Sweet and Lowdown and remember the good times.
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July 5, 2007The sharp degrading and flirtatious jabs are fun. Common in a Woody movie.
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June 27, 2009This is a funny excursion. The one liners are constant and the idea of someone hypnotizing you to steal some jewels was actually funny.
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June 22, 2009Woody Allen needs to quit making movies. Different story's yet same way of telling each story.
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May 20, 2009definitely lower-tier Allen work. while comedic exchanges are plentiful, especially between Allen and Hunt, the plot is very flimsy. while it's certainly not going to be a suspenseful jewel-heist film noir, even the trademark satire and intellectual quirkiness was lacking. it ...( read more)
Critic Reviews
August 31, 2001
David Edelstein, Slate
August 24, 2001
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
The director may be coasting with Jade Scorpion, but audiences will likely have too much fun to care. full review
August 24, 2001
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Many of the jokes fall flat, and the film has a musty smell about it, like an apartment someone has been living in for too long. Yet the picture plays out pleasantly, and Allen creates a world that's ... full review
August 24, 2001
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Feels like an exercise in seasoned craft with an occasional good line, which can't help seeming hugely lacking in ambition. There's a prevailing sense that the wind has gone out of Allen's artistic sa... full review
August 24, 2001
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. full review
August 23, 2001
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
A charming trifle that flatters the good taste of everyone involved: the cast, the audience and, not least, the writer- director. full review
August 9, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
For those, Woody included, who dream that a snap of the fingers and a single word can solve all relationship problems, Jade Scorpion is definitely the date movie of choice. full review
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