Possibly distinguished solely for the first PG-13 lesbian smooching on screen ever, the film should be a trite, pleasing guy confection.
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01/19/09
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.
Genre: Comedies
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
41 - 60 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
No amount of pretty scenery can conceal the tedium.
01/12/09
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12/29/08
Is this the old Woody Allen, back on form? Well no.
12/26/08
Top CriticThe movie floats about and feels very much like Allen just dropped these characters together and watched them play themselves out.
12/24/08
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
Even with his weaker movies, Woody Allen is more astute than about 80 percent of filmmakers out there.
11/04/08
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10/18/08
The film belongs to Bardem and Cruz.
10/18/08
After a three-film stopover in the UK which reaped generally unsatisfying results, Woody Allen seems to have recovered some lightness of touch and sparkle in Spain.
10/18/08
...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
Woody Allen's latest may not convert new fans, but for those interested this lusty travelogue makes the most of its Spanish setting, with fascinating characters.
09/27/08
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January 23, 2009:
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January 19, 2009:
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