Javier Bardem, Patricia Clarkson, Penelope Cruz
Vicky and Cristina, two young American tourists, spend a summer in Spain and meet a flamboyant artist and his beautiful, but insane, ex-wife. Vicky is straight-laced and about to be married. Cristina ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 27, 2009
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October 29, 2009I tried really hard to dislike this artsy romance - incredibly sexy people agonising about love and life's purpose. Bardem's character in particular suavely talks his way into all the womens' beds but I couldn't help but like him ........bastard. Its so detached from any sense of...( read more)
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October 1, 2009Not one of Woody Allen's best but certainly not his worst! Actually, I quite liked it. He picket a great cast (well half a great cast) and kept it simple and beautiful. The main annoyance I have with this film is the voice over/narration. Its lazy and unnecessary but the pretenti...( read more)
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August 15, 2009The one thing I wasn't thrilled about was the narrator. He was kinda cheesy and distracting at times. Cruz was amazing in this, and I typically don't care for her.
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August 7, 2009A Hillarious woody-allen sex-romp. But really it's Penelope Cruz's show in a career best perfromance as the crazy ex-wife Maria Elena.
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July 19, 2009Finally a Woody Allen film I enjoyed! Vicky Cristina Barcelona is an enjoyable comedy with great cinematography and even the narrator is quite humorous. Bardem shines, Johansson and Hall play their respective roles nicely, and Cruz just steels the show. Worth a view just to se...( read more)
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November 18, 2009I can't help it : I loved it. No, it is not the stuff that dreams are made of-- it does not, for instance, reach the heights of Allen's beloved 70s triumphs. Still, I cannot believe how swept away I was by the entire project.
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November 17, 2009Good potential but I absolutely hate this incredibly annoying voice explaining the movie to the audience as if they were blind and stupid.
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November 12, 2009Very good movie. Allen joins his pessimistic vision of life with his light comedy. Cruz and Bardem are both great, though usually I kind of dislike Penélope. Barcelona is absolutely not this posh by the way.
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November 10, 2009Good movie...loved the setting...been to that part of the world...
Makes me LONG for the Euro lifestyle...
Good acting, good plot...non-Hollywood ending...
Critic Reviews
February 5, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
October 18, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
When great artists maintain their health and energy into their 70s, amazing things can happen -- and they're happening with Woody Allen. full review
October 1, 2008
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
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. full review
September 3, 2008
Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat
Vicky Cristina Barcelona comes closer than anything to exploring Allen's famous quote (made in a time of personal scandal), "the heart wants what it wants." full review
August 15, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
As exhilarating, captivating and enjoyable as a summer romance in an exotic city. full review
August 15, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
He 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 ... full review
August 15, 2008
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Watching Allen fart out a story when he has no characters is always painful. full review
August 15, 2008
Michael Sragow, The Baltimore Sun
[Allen's] most entertaining picture since Bullets Over Broadway or maybe Sweet and Lowdown. full review
August 15, 2008
Kimberly Jones, Austin Chronicle
Something is terribly amiss when the American actors sound like English is their second language. full review
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