The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a 2001 film directed, written by, and starring Woody Allen. The cast also features Dan Aykroyd, Elizabeth Berkley, Helen Hunt, John Schuck, Wallace Shawn, David Ogden Stiers, and Charlize Theron. The plot concerns an insurance investigator and an efficiency expert who are both hypnotized by a crooked hypnotist into stealing jewels. The film received generally negative reviews from critics. The review aggregator R... more

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a 2001 film directed, written by, and starring Woody Allen. The cast also features Dan Aykroyd, Elizabeth Berkley, Helen Hunt, John Schuck, Wallace Shawn, David Ogden Stiers, and Charlize Theron. The plot concerns an insurance investigator and an efficiency expert who are both hypnotized by a crooked hypnotist into stealing jewels. The film received generally negative reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that the film received 45 percent positive reviews, based on 122 reviews. Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 52 out of 100, based on 31 reviews. Allen himself seems to be in relative agreement with many critics, remarking that it is perhaps his worst movie. Allen has said he felt he let down the rest of the cast by casting himself as the lead. He explained that part of the problem was the period setting and the set building expense which made it too expensive to go back and reshoot anything. Allen... less