Johansson, fast becoming the Diane Keaton or Mia Farrow of Allen's mature years, treads a deft path between sensuousness, vulnerability and self-delusion.
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01/02/09
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
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Reviews Counted:185
Fresh:151
Rotten:34
Average Rating:6.9/10
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: Comedies
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
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12/29/08
Is this the old Woody Allen, back on form? Well no.
12/26/08
[Allen's] best film in years.
12/26/08
The movie floats about and feels very much like Allen just dropped these characters together and watched them play themselves out.
12/24/08
One of the world’s most beautiful cities provides a stunning backdrop for a fairly routine comedy about a culture clash between Americans on holiday and their Spanish hosts.
12/19/08
Occasionally endearingly audacious, Woody Allen's screenplay for Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a further riff on the unique, unpredictable nature of romantic relationships among the human race
12/19/08
Love has never been so complicated as in Woody Allen's scrumptious Vicky Cristina Barcelona, a sexy romp involving a ménage a trois that keeps changing like the ever-changing tide of love itself
12/19/08
Allen emprega a arquitetura de Gaudí como um comentário sobre os próprios personagens, que, refletindo o estilo que marcou a obra do catalão, são criaturas tão complexas e aparentemente tão instáveis que mal compreendemos como podem ser funcionais.
11/14/08
The voiceover gives Vicky Cristina Barcelona the feeling of a fairy tale; while it might take place in a fairy tale world, the story is driven by sometimes unpleasant complexities.
11/12/08
xreiazesai misi tainia, ateleioto voice over kai mia kryfi protagonistria, gia na piaseis palmo, poy apokalyptetai mono otan apokalyptei tin Penelope Cruz kai tis spithes poy petaei me to poy emfanizetai stin othoni
11/08/08
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10/18/08
The film belongs to Bardem and Cruz.
10/18/08
Top Critic...a breezy effort that generally feels like classic Allen...
10/18/08
There 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 CriticWhen great artists maintain their health and energy into their 70s, amazing things can happen -- and they're happening with Woody Allen.
10/18/08
Every time you're ready to count Woody Allen out for good, he comes back and surprises you.
10/18/08
Vicky Cristina Barcelona is fitfully good.
10/18/08
Clearly, Allen has been inspired by his location, and his film also serves as an evocative travelogue of Spain's most magical city.
10/18/08
As usual, Allen works simply and quickly getting the most out of his rich and wry screenplay, a witty dissertation of the left turns our love lives can so easily take.
10/01/08
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