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Synopsis: In the funeral of the famous British journalist Joe Strombel, his colleagues and friends recall how obstinate he was while seeking for a scoop. Meanwhile the deceased Joe discloses the identity of the tarot card serial killer of London. He cheats the Reaper and appears to the American student of journalism Sondra Pransky, who is on the stage in the middle of a magic show of the magician Sidney Waterman in London, and tells her that the murderer is the aristocrat Peter Lyman. Sondra drags Sid in her investigation, seeking for evidences that Peter is the killer. However, she falls in love with him and questions if Joe Strombel is right in his scoop.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Director(s): Woody Allen
Production: Focus Features
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
48
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
PG-13
Year:
2006
96 min
$10,467,056
Website
1,463 Views


some project and he had to take over.

What difference does it make?

The point is,

I told the whole school

I'd get an exclusive

with Michael Tinsley!

You were nervous.

You're inexperienced.

You drank.

He's a charming genius.

But you know, you're a

very attractive, sexy girl.

If you're going to interview movers

and shakers in their hotel rooms,

you better watch out.

Not that I'd mind a roll in

the hay with Michael Tinsley.

I've put some fresh towels

in your bedroom, Sondra.

Thank you, Mrs. Thompson.

Come on, sweetheart. Chop, chop.

You're gonna be late.

Oh, Mom.

The point is I didn't get the story!

I mean, if I'd used

my feminine wiles

like Katharine Hepburn

or Rosalind Russell.

Oh, come on.

We'll go have lunch at The Ivy,

and then we'll take

my little brother

to see that show

he's so excited about,

and then we'll go

to that party tonight.

There'll be

loads of gorgeous guys there.

And you're always saying all the

men you meet are complete losers.

So you blew the story.

It's not life or death.

Ladies and gentlemen,

prepare yourselves

for the astonishing magic

of Splendini!

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen,

you're an incredible audience

and I mean that sincerely. I say

that from the bottom of my heart.

You know, every time I come

to London, this great city,

I always get

a sincere sensation,

because you're marvelous

people, beautiful humans.

And for my next experiment...

And I call it an experiment,

you see, not a trick.

I'm gonna need a volunteer.

So if you'll step out

and find someone for me.

This is kind of dangerous

stuff so no children here.

I need a grown-up volunteer.

Someone who's willing

to put her life on the line.

Is this your first time on stage?

Yes.

Yes, you've never done...

Well, you got nothing to be afraid of.

You nervous?

Don't be nervous.

What's your name?

Tell them your name.

Sondra Pransky.

A landsman!

United States! Fantastic!

And where are you from, Sondra?

No, don't tell me,

'cause I got a great ear

for that kind of thing.

Alabama!

Am I right? Am I right?

- Close.

- Yeah?

- I'm from Brooklyn.

- Incredible!

God bless you, sweetheart.

I'm from Brooklyn, too.

That is fantastic. I feel such

love coming from this woman.

I can't tell you.

It's really...

I say this with all sincerity

from the bottom of my heart.

You're an incredible human being

and a credit to your race.

Sondra, let me ask you a question.

What do you do? Tell them what you do.

I'm a student.

Yeah? A student?

And what are you studying?

No. No, wait! I got an instinct

for what a person is studying.

For exactly

what you'd be right for.

Dental hygienist!

Was I close?

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