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A Balasaur Score of 59 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 44%, Metacritic 52/100. Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
CW Briggs is a veteran insurance investigator, with many successes. Betty Ann Fitzgerald is a new employee in the company he works for, with the task of reorganizing the office. They don't like each other - or at least that's what they think. During a night out with the rest of the office employees, they go to watch Voltan, a magician who secretly hypnotizes both of them.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes44%
Metacritic52/100
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
855 audience votes
Key crew
- Woody AllenScreenplay
- Woody AllenDirector
Cast
- Dan AykroydChris Magruder
- Helen HuntBetty Ann Fitzgerald
- Woody AllenCW Briggs
- Charlize TheronLaura Kensington
- David Ogden StiersVoltan
- Brian MarkinsonAl
- John TormeySam
- John SchuckMize
- Elizabeth BerkleyJill
- Kaili VernoffRosie
- Maurice SonnenbergOffice Worker
- Peter GeretyNed
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Themes
new york cityhypnosisinsurance investigatorjewelry heistjewel theftunlikely loversinsurance detective1940sinsurance companyjewel thievesmagicianrivals to lovers