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05/21/08
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 5 Fresh: 4 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.4/10
Synopsis: Two young Americans spend a summer in Spain and meet a flamboyant artist (Javier Bardem) and his beautiful but insane ex-wife (Penelope Cruz). Vicky (Rebecca Hall) is straight-laced and about to be married. Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) is a sexually adventurous free spirit. When... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Penélope Cruz, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem, Chris Messina
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Top Critic
The movie compulsively hits fast-forward every time Woody interrupts the action with voice-over narration from an extraneous male narrator, but is nonetheless an improvement by degrees over his last film "Cassandra's Dream."
05/23/08
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" is a lovely gift from a filmmaker who, when he's on his game, truly hits the mark.
05/18/08
A sexy, funny divertissement that passes as enjoyably as an idle summer's afternoon in the titular Spanish city.
05/18/08
Top Critic
A pleasant divertissement, Allen's romantic comedy isn't very deep but it's his most entertaining and commercial work since Bullets Over Broadway, a showcase for the talent and sex appeal of one man and his three femmes, Johansson, Hall and Penelope Cruz
05/16/08
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