greeting again from the darkness . remember all the what happen to woody allen . joke . even mr. allen poke fun at the fan who want him to continue make his same funny film . a with any great artist and mr. allen craft evolve over the year and he lose some fan and while pick up others . last year masterpiece matchpoint show he be still every bit a relevant and poignant a he be in the day of annie hall and manhattan . what be most striking to u 40 plus year fan be that mr. new york himself seem to have a bit of a crush on the mother country . apparently he actually like england . while film matchpoint and mr. allen become enamored with scarlett johansson and her real life spirit and sense of humor . this attraction motivate him to write his best comedy in year . scarlett and while risk overexposure and must be give credit for not just pick film that cast her in some glamorous light . she be unafraid to look and act like a real person . in scoop and she flash some real on screen comedy chop and and in many scene and deliver the real punchline to mr. allen straight man . of course and any time mr. allen decide to put himself in front of the camera and he will get more than his share of one liner and social commentary in which be fine and because few do it well . very nice support work from ian mcshane and hugh jackman . in fact and mr. jackman provide a few glimpse into why many of u think him the best choice to replace brosnan a the new bond . a with most of allen film and the star be the script and not the actor . although scarlett delivers superbly here and be a nice contrast to the polish allen and jackman and what make this one crackle be the dialogue . especially the banter between allen and scarlett . if you be not a huge woody the actor fan and fear not . he do limit his screen time and he be quite effective and except in two or three brief scene that almost seem out of place . another woodman tradition be a sparkling musical background and scoop be no exception . especially the strauss composition . scoop be a nice cross between annie hall and the best of the marx brother film or the cary grant comedy . yes it be an adult comedy and but it be actually very cute . especially for a serial killer and talk ghost comedy .