scoop out of woody allen be definitely not my favorite director and but i enjoy match point . it be an excellent dark romantic thriller that luckily do not star woody allen . it do have the beautiful scarlett johansson in it . scoop be woody allen late film and though he appear in this one and it ok. it also feature scarlett johansson and the two of them work perfect together . johansson play sondra pransky and a young college journalist who get the scoop of a life time from the ghost of joe strombel ( ian mcshane . ) joe hear the scoop while on a boat with the grim reaper and a bunch of other soul the reaper have take . one of those soul be the secretary of peter lyman ( hugh jackman . ) she tell joe that peter may be the serial killer roam the street of england . joe and with the scoop of a life time and travel back to the living and give this info to sondra and during a magic act . sondra be at some magic show with magician sid waterman ( woody allen . ) she become a volunteer to go in a disappearing box and while she be in the box and she get the visit from joe . not know what to do and she enlist the help of sid waterman to help her crack the case . this film have a nice light hearted feel to it compare to match point and yet it all work . johansson and allen work great together . allen humor fit perfect for this story and role . hugh jackman be terrific a peter layman and the suspected serial killer . this be a fun little movie to see if your ever look for one to watch . the cast ensemble work well together and the story flow and you sometimes forget that your watch woody allen be himself . i say give it a chance because you just might like it .