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The perfect man. The perfect story. The perfect murder.

After making contact with a dead reporter, Sondra Pransky (Scarlett Johansson), a journalist, and Sid Waterman (Woody Allen), a magician, follow a tip that leads them to a possible serial killer. Director Allen stayed in London for a while longer after making Match Point (2005) and put together this comedy that looks like Allen’s idea of a vacation. It’s a bit like his previous Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), a pleasant but hardly significant little film where the three leads seem to have a very nice time together. Allen delivers funny oneliners, and I enjoyed the narrative framework, a journey to Hades.

2006-U.S.-Britain. 95 min. Color. Written and directed by Woody Allen. Cast: Woody Allen (Sid Waterman), Scarlett Johansson (Sondra Pransky), Hugh Jackman (Peter Lyman), Ian McShane, Romola Garai, Fenella Woolgar… Charles Dance, Julian Glover.

Quote: “She thought I was immature and that I never grew up… I had a great rebuttal for her, I coulda nailed her, you know, but uh… I raised my hand, she would not call on me.” (Mr. Allen on why his wife divorced him)

Two and a half stars

IMDb

Published 13 May 2008

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