Scoop

Yesterday night, in the cold night, I decided to go to a movie theater. It was long time I hadn't done so, and I knew they were showing a movie from one of my favourite director ever: Woody Allen, with his movie Scoop.




It is pointless to talk about the reputation of this little genius from Manhatan, who knows perfectly how to capture in an hour and a half all the spirit of a place, of a character, of a story. Quite often criticized in the US, he is particularly appreciated in my dear country France for his sense of humor, sometimes very black and satirical.


After having working many years in NYC, he decided to move on to London, other interessting city, culturally diversified. Match point, where he worked with the beautiful Scarlett Johansson, revealed one more time his talent. Understanding the real spirit of the british capital, he simply translated it in one of the best box-office of the year 2005.


Describing Scarlett as his new muse, the two characters came back this year with Scoop, an original movie, between science-fiction, comedy and tragedy.

A very famous journalist, known as the one who gets the scoops first, suddenly died, and on his way to wherever on the Death' boat, he meets a woman that has been poisoned by her boss. The reason she's dead is that she discovered tht her boss was maybe a serial-killer. Upset to not get the scoop, the journalist decides to appear to the wonderful Scarlett, who is a student in journalism. Woody will help her finding the truth, trew hilarious adventures, where the londonian 'bourgeoisie' is well-described. Allen transports us into Kesington, the small shops of London and the countryside so easily, that it could disgust every single future director.


Highly recommanded!