Slight, disposable but entertaining. Vicky Cristina Barcelona is an awful lot better than anything in his thankfully short "British" period.
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02/06/09
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:12
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: A beguiling tragicomedy, Vicky Cristina Barcelona charms with beautiful views of the Spanish city and a marvelously well-matched cast.
Rated: 12A [See Full Rating]
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:06-02-2009
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... [More]
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Penélope Cruz, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem
Director: Woody Allen
Reviews for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
1 - 13 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticVicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen's latest comeback, is nothing like the return to form his apologists claim, but it's not terrible, which is a mercy after his grim trio of British projects.
02/06/09
Top CriticWithin Allen’s recent output, Vicky Cristina is the highlight. See it for beautiful locales, an ambivalent look at human relationships and a clutch of great performances, especially from Cruz.
02/05/09
Top CriticThe script is witty and playful, the casting just right.
02/05/09
Top CriticˇArriba! Woody Allen's Spanish fiesta is his best film of the millennium and his funniest since 1994's Bullets Over Broadway.
02/05/09
Top CriticWoody Allen’s spoof of the Don Juan myth Vicky Christina Barcelona is his best film this century.
02/05/09
Top CriticAllen can’t be losing his touch entirely if he can still persuade three of the hottest people on the planet to make out for our viewing pleasure.
05/21/08
Top CriticThe film belongs to Bardem and Cruz.
10/18/08
Top CriticThere is nothing wrong with Allen's determination to mix humor and drama, it's simply too bad he's not getting better at it.
10/18/08
Top CriticVicky Cristina Barcelona is a rueful comedy about two young American women who savor many Continental delicacies.
08/18/08
Top CriticVicky Cristina Barcelona is so engaging so much of the time that it feels like a modest rejuvenation: evidence that a summer in Spain can do wonders for a writer-director who may not have outlived his prime.
08/15/08
Top CriticHe is a little like Eric Rohmer here. The actors are attractive, the city is magnificent, the love scenes don't get all sweaty, and everybody finishes the summer a little wiser and with a lifetime of memories. What more could you ask?
08/15/08
Top CriticA sexy, funny divertissement that passes as enjoyably as an idle summer's afternoon in the titular Spanish city.
05/18/08
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