Kattiera Nana I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Beanbioca As Good As It Gets

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Hitchcoc What the heck. An old school Woody Allen movie. He plays his little schmuck to perfection. The one liners reign supreme. This is a throwback to those B-Detective movies of the early forties. Helen Hunt plays an emotionless efficiency expert who immediately treads on Woody's toes. He is an excellent insurance investigator, saving the company millions, but one day he gets himself hypnotized by David Ogden Stiers who uses his power over our hero to pull off jewel heists. From then on it's totally unbelievable stuff, with a magic word causing the two principle characters to do the will of the evil hypnotist. There is nice chemistry between the two leads and you know that despite their animus, there could be something positive down the road. Dan Aykroyd plays a boorish boss who is after hunt, but has been unwilling to call it off with his wife till now. Just a funny piece of fluff, but quite engaging.

bd_gordon I am mostly familiar with Woody Allen's earlier work, such as the goof-ball comedies of the late '60's and early '70's. When he went cerebral, I lost interest... For 10 years, I've heard that "Curse of the Jade Scorpion" was considered by everyone - including Woody himself - his worse film, so I never bothered with it... One night last week, Netflix was showing it as a "Watch it Now" free offer, so I thought I'd at least give it a chance. I will tell you that I feel cheated all these years! I laughed through the entire film, and loved it so much that I bought the DVD! I've watched it several times with family and friends over a few occasions, and they loved it too! Perhaps it was released before it's time? I have no idea why it failed at the box office when it was released in 2001, nor can I understand why it was so disliked by the main critics of that time, but I honestly cannot find anything not to enjoy about this film: the story, the characters, the lavish 1940's sets and soundtrack... the chemistry between Allen and Hunt is believable, with witty, snappy dialog, and Woody is back as the underdog comedic hero again. I hope you give this movie a chance, it really has improved with age, and I am really happy I finally watched it.

lanzarishi While I doubt anyone will read this, as I am the 154th reviewer, I am writing out of respect for this great film. I truly love this film and feel it is one of my favorites as is half of Woody's entire catalog. No one gives me greater joy than Woody Allen (as far as actors and directors go). This film is so awesome in every way, the soundtrack, the actors (helen hunt and dan abroad especially), the jokes, well, everything basically. I have watched this well over 50 times and I am not lying! That Woody was miscast is an absolute crime to even say. No one could have done it better. Every facial expression, muffed line and jokes that he says are to perfection. His boyish charm is so natural as is his acting. It is non acting actually because it transcends acting - it is him, his essence. Woody is the real thing my friends that is why he is so popular and so loved. I have even come to love his films that do not star himself because I finally realized that all the actors have become him in his films. He is the Beatles of comedy movies. Helen Hunt and he are excellent together! In this day and age there is no loyalty towards teams like in the 60s or 70s (just like sports nowadays). Tony Roberts and Woody were in my opinion one of the best teams and it is a shame that Helen Hunt couldn't team up more with Woody. It is so hard for me to watch Mia Farrow in his past movies now. I tend to just pass up all his Mia movies these days. She bores me to tears! If Woody would ever do a sequel this is the movie to have a part 2! Do not miss this one!

evanston_dad O.k., so this Woody Allen comedy is about as substantive as a box of Junior Mints and feels not just anachronistic but downright irrelevant -- it's as if Rip Van Winkle woke up and decided to direct a movie -- but it's an awful lot of fun if you're in the mood for it.Allen's comedy has always been so grounded in the 1930s and 40s anyway that it's amazing he didn't get around to doing a noir spoof ages ago. I'm a huge fan of the genre, so maybe this film's appeal for me is simply in watching it pay homage.The cast includes Allen himself as a wise-cracking private detective and Helen Hunt and Charlize Theron as a couple of leggy dames.Grade: B