"Well did you accomplish anything besides a possible pregnancy?"

Scoop - an interesting Wood Allen film. Typical Woody Allen fare - Woody is center stage as a magician. Scarlett Johansson(Sandra Pronsky) is a college reporter visiting a childhood friends in London. While partaking of Woody's act Sandra is visited by the ghost of a reporter who informs her that a Lord (Hugh Jackman) is the Tarot Card Killer. She decides this is a lead she has to follow up as the reporter's ghost continues to haunt her. Woody assists her because the ghost appears to him as well.

I enjoyed this movie for the most part. My only complaint was that Scarlett Johansson was a sour note in this interesting ensemble piece. It seemed as though she wasn't told that she was acting in a movie - not a play. Her exaggerated voice, facial expressions and reactions were a bit much. I felt like she was a high school actor thrust into a movie. She kept movie to the forefront of the scene but not in a good way - she began to grate.

I still was amused by the story and the interaction with all the other players. I would say catch this on tv, unless you are a Woody Allen fan. This would be worth the rental even with Scarlett acting her heart out for the back row of the theater. Someone should have told her, it's ok, you don't have to project the audience will get it.