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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumOne thing I especially like about it, apart from the flavorsome 40s decor in color, is that it's silly in much the same way that many small 40s comedies were.
- 75Miami HeraldMiami HeraldHardly the first of Woody Allen's love letters to the good old days, but it's a high-spirited, entertaining one, falling along the same lines as "Radio Days."
- 63USA TodaySusan WloszczynaUSA TodaySusan WloszczynaSince a goodly portion of Jade is given over to the barbed banter lobbed by Allen and a solid Helen Hunt (in Stanwyck mode as a peevish efficiency expert who challenges his façade of male superiority), Woody the wordsmith is in full evidence, too.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIt would be dishonest to deny that Jade Scorpion has amusing moments, but it never gets better than that and often settles for less.
- 60TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThis charming and funny film may be one of the last of a rare genre deservedly named after a person -- the Woody Allen movie.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardLightweight, inoffensive fare, as bland as a sleepwalker under a hypnotist's spell.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyIt feels wrong; the entire machinery of the movie seems to be rotating around Woody Allen's vanity. He remains a canny (if, in this case, hollow) film craftsman, but by now we know him far too well to be asked to find him adorable.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovScorpion fails to connect on anything but the most basic comic level. Despite Allen's usual excellent direction, it all plays like a TV-movie version of something else, Allen-lite.
- 30Village VoiceAmy TaubinVillage VoiceAmy TaubinAlthough there's no evidence of sexual chemistry on the screen, the stars share a certain physical defensiveness that occasionally makes them seem simpatico; most of the time, however, they just look bored to death.
- 25Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowThe problem with Allen's latest, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, is "Not enough Double Indemnity."