Picks and Pans Review: Scarlett Johansson

By Chuck Arnold, V.R. PETERSON, LESLEY MESSER, MARISA LAUDADIO

UPDATED 05/26/2008 at 01:00 AM EDT • Originally published 05/26/2008 at 01:00 AM EDT

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Taking on the songbook of Tom Waits certainly doesn't require anyone to be Mariah Carey. On her debut album, this actress does get by with some of the sexy-cool allure that she exudes onscreen, but would any of this be of interest if it weren't Scarlett Johansson? Not really.