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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2002)

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DAZED AND CONFUSED Hunt falls under the spell of Allen in this screwball comedy

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion: John Clifford

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Release Date: Aug 24, 2001; Rated: PG-13; Video Release Date: Jan 29, 2002; Genre: Comedy; With: Woody Allen and Helen Hunt; Distributor: Dreamworks Distribution L.L.C.

By Caren Weiner Campbell

Once again, Woody Allen delivers an homage to vintage cinema -- here it's a screwball comedy about an insurance investigator and his sworn enemy, an efficiency expert (Helen Hunt), who fall under the hypnotic spell of an immoral stage magician (David Ogden Stiers). Though neatly plotted and brisk, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion feels oddly hollow; for a juicier tribute to silver-screen magic, rent Allen's 1985 gem, ''The Purple Rose of Cairo.''

Posted Jan 29, 2002

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