“Scoop” is one of the best movies about journalism in years—in large part due to its delightfully nasty, real-life bad guy.
and his team had a problem that would not go away. After a photo of Prince Andrew alongside convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released about a decade earlier, allegations of sex abuse from Epstein survivors and rumors of lecherous behavior followed the Duke for years. When Epstein’s Manhattan mansion and private island home were raided in fall 2019, Prince Andrew ’s association with Epstein and his girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, could no longer be outrun.
The film cleverly illustrates how small gestures can turn into major breakthroughs in the world of journalism. Much like Jae’s photograph, Sam’s innocuous reply to Amanda—“Would love to talk”—is all that it took to eventually hook a colossal fish. Sam, frustrated with her colleagues not trusting her judgment and journalism prowess, chases down her lead, meeting Amanda for a chat to talk brass tacks.
Sam’s personal predicament could easily be illustrated in mawkish ways intended to tug at the viewer’s heartstrings, butis smarter than that. Bussetil and Moffat know that their characters don’t need to be doe-eyed and desperate to connect with an audience. Watching Sam’s intrepid nature is enough to sympathize with her, and Piper’s portrayal of her character never veers into schmaltz either.
It is, however, Prince Andrew who steals the show here, much like the real man did in his trainwreck of ainterview. Sewell transmits all of the Duke’s notable charm, which he used to minimize the gravity of the accusations against him over the years, as well as all of his creepy neuroses. Smarm is the name of the game when it comes to portraying someone like Prince Andrew, and Sewell’s take conjures it in droves.
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