The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

PG-13

2001

1h 43m

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

Romance

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Woody Allen stars as CW Briggs, the top insurance investigator in New York in 1940-or so he keeps telling the firm's new efficiency expert, Betty Ann Fitzgerald (Helen Hunt). Briggs prides himself on being able to crack any insurance caper by getting into the mind of the thief, but now, thanks to the hypnotic powers of the Jade Scorpion, the mind of a thief is getting into Briggs.

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Critics Consensus

The writing for Scorpion is not as sharp as Woody Allen's previous movies as most of the jokes fall flat.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/28/2010

4/5

Older kids may like this Woody Allen comedy.

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Nev Pierce

BBC.com

11/19/2002

2/5

So devoid of wit, vigour or interest that it's hard not to wonder if the former Allan Konigsberg has finally lost his touch.

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Peter Rainer

New York Magazine/Vulture

01/22/2002

The romance between C.W. and Betty Ann doesn't have much ardor, repressed or otherwise.

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

03/05/2021

Allen's script is generally amateurish and devoid of much life or feeling.

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Kit Bowen

Hollywood.com

11/20/2008

3/5

Joe Lozito

Big Picture Big Sound

12/27/2007

2/4

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El Chacal M

@RT41931578 Jun 21

Woody Allen no funciona en esta película, los chistes son flojos, creo que es de sus peores películas

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Bobby E

@RT23212962 May 7

Watched this entire movie because of Charlize .

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thiago s

@Thiagostone 07/18/2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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jim t

@homegoodoldboy 06/21/2023

A 1940's mystery rom com with 1940's music and 1940's hypgnosis stereotypes to fuel the plot. Last but not least, a dialogue laced with borscht belt one liners. Fertile ground for Woody's genius. Precisely what he excels at. Maybe not his best but way better than typical cinema fare these days.

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Rick R

@RT01654519 03/14/2023

not funny, not entertaining. weak acting from woody allen and dan aykroyd. Helen Hunt was tops, an excellent actress always!

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08/11/2022

It feels more like a Woody Allen parody than a film noir/pulp one.

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Synopsis

Woody Allen stars as CW Briggs, the top insurance investigator in New York in 1940-or so he keeps telling the firm's new efficiency expert, Betty Ann Fitzgerald (Helen Hunt). Briggs prides himself on being able to crack any insurance caper by getting into the mind of the thief, but now, thanks to the hypnotic powers of the Jade Scorpion, the mind of a thief is getting into Briggs.

Director: Woody Allen
Producer: Letty Aronson
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: Gravier Productions, DreamWorks SKG, Perido Productions, Sweetland Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 24, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.5M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Mono, Surround, DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)