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
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12/19/08
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.
Genre: Dramas
US Box Office: $23,164,041
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 - 20 (sorted by fresh rating; Australian critics are listed first)
Top Critic[Allen's] best film in years.
12/26/08
Top CriticOne 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
Top CriticJohansson, fast becoming the Diane Keaton or Mia Farrow of Allen's mature years, treads a deft path between sensuousness, vulnerability and self-delusion.
01/02/09
Top CriticLove 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
Top CriticThe humour is more situational, less assertive, less reliant on wisecracks and obvious punchlines.
01/15/09
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12/29/08
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10/18/08
It’s determinedly silly, and possibly wishful-thinking, in essence. After what we’ve seen from Allen from Match Point onwards, its sheer entertainment value is a minor miracle.
02/05/09
Cruz’s best role yet. Scarlett and Penelope end up snogging in a photographic dark room. Which just about tips VCB up to four hats.
02/06/09
While legendary filmmaker Woody Allen can't always be equated with sheer genius and is more accurately described as a hit-or-miss proposition, this sorely undermarketed film serves as unquestionable retribution for his recently questionable work.
08/15/08
Allen’s last couple of movies have been far from vintage offerings but Vicky Cristina Barcelona is pure pleasure and finds him back on form. It is smart, sunny, frisky and extremely funny.
02/10/09
Funny, intelligent, provocative and heartfelt, the film will remind moviegoers why they ever loved Woody Allen.
08/12/08
While it's easy to tease Allen for implying that a Maxim fantasy is the secret to stable, if crowded bliss, there's enough grace and honesty in his ménage that it's practically practical
09/12/08
The magnificent acting ensemble alone is worth the price of admission.
08/13/08
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
Minor Allen, the movie is nevertheless cause for hope for those who insist on returning every year.
08/14/08
Some judicious editing could have cut a cracking hour-long film out of the final product, but as things stand Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a decent flick blessed with great performances and a corking set up.
02/05/09
Vicky Cristina Barcelona continues the second coming of Woody Allen, begun in 2005 with the terrific Match Point.
08/15/08
Retains expected performance momentum, and positively sells the hell out of a lusty Spanish vacation.
08/14/08
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