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Actors: Woody Allen, Helen Hunt, Dan Aykroyd, Elizabeth Berkley, David Ogden Stiers, Charlize Theron
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Curse of the Jade Scorpion |
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THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION is a movie written and directed by Woody Allen in 2001.
NYC, 1940. Woody Allen plays the character of C.W. Briggs, a successful insurance investigator having a hard time with Helen Hunt, the newly engaged efficiency expert of his company who is also the mistress of Woody's boss, Dan Aykroyd. One night, Hunt and Allen are hypnotized by a night club magician who will later use his hypnotical power to force Woody to steal jewels in the houses of the insurance company's clients. Woody, unaware of his nightly criminal activities, investigates the cases and soon becomes the main suspect. After having been arrested, he escapes from prison thanks to Charlize Theron, a spoiled young woman attracted by Woody's supposed criminal genius. Woody asks Hunt for help but she's having in the same time some problems with a Dan Aykroyd still hesitating to divorce for her.
Witty and nearly perfect.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Curse of the Jade Scorpion |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Kind of comedy
- bungling cops/detectives
- Woody Allen
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- mind control
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- bald
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- wealthy
Misc setting
- prison
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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