Latest reviews about Vicky Cristina Barcelona

bkovacs says "Pretty, witty and lightweight" about Vicky Cristina Barcelona

bkovacs — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:21:04 GMT

I thought I wouldn't much like Vicky Christina Barcelona but it was better than I expected. Written and directed by Woody Allen, Vicky Christina Barcelona has some dialog with the rhythms you expect of Woody Allen, but its light and frothy treatment shies away from the darker films Allen has made lately. Consider Vicky Christina Barcelona to be a light and breezy romantic comedy.

Two young American women, Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Christina (Scarlett Johansson), are best friends spending the summer in Barcelona, when they are both simultaneously propositioned by Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem). Juan Antonio is a smolderingly good-looking artist who just divorced his wife, and the rumor is that it was a volatile relationship. He's also probably at least 10 years older than either Vicky or Christina, but he's so suave and attractive that both are willing to drop everything and travel with Juan Antonio in a small airplane to another city.

Will Juan Antonio bed both Vicky and Christina? Vicky...

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TheBard says "Scarlet Johansson is a Bore in Barcelona" about Vicky Cristina Barcelona

TheBard — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:24:25 GMT

Bottom-Line: The movie is wholly predictable while reveling nothing new, fun, exciting, or engaging about the human heart.

Written and directed by Woody Allen, Vicki Cristina Barcelona chronicles the love lives and dalliances of two American woman, Vicki (Rebecca Hall), and Christina (Scarlett Johansson) who are on summer vacation in Barcelona Spain.

As I stated at the outset of this review Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a bore. There is no ground here that has not been covered before; there are no new, or earth shattering messages to read. Most of the characters are one-dimensional and as such not very well fleshed out. We are dropped into the middle of their lives, but given little in the way of back stories to explain their motivations.

Rebecca Hall's Vicki is the stand-in for Woody Allen in this beautifully shot film; most of her lines sound as though they were uttered straight from the lips of Mr. Allen, which in a way they were. But Hall delivers them in the...

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jricher says "Just trying too hard" about Vicky Cristina Barcelona

jricher — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:38:05 GMT

As for Vicky Christina Barcelona, the cheese stood alone on this one. While the rest of my friends loved the film, I found this Woody Allen satire to be entirely too far reaching. While trying to make a sarcastic snapshot of two best friends spending a summer in Barcelona, the witty point of view fell flat on its face. I don't want to spoil the ending, but with such an amazing cast I thought it was a total waste. With an opportunity to really develop these characters after taking the audience on a wild sexcapade, Allen seems to have drop kicked the thematic paradigm off the deep end of irony. Sorry this one sucked....

Telpher says "Woody Allen is back, sight unseen" about Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Telpher — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:39:21 GMT

I grew up during Woody Allen's most prolific and golden period: the days of Sleeper, Play It Again, Sam, Annie Hall, and Manhattan. And I've loved Woody. He's a New Yorker, as I am. He speaks a language I understand. Over the last 20 years, though, his work has been spotty. There have been long periods of inactivity, some duds, and the occasional great film. I actually gave up on him for a while after Hannah and her Sisters (which I love.)

I'm happy to announce that Woody is back with a vengeance - and with his most fun and satisfying film since Annie Hall.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona tells the story of two young, American women (Vicky and Cristina) who seize an opportunity to spend a summer in Barcelona. The women, who are best friends, are like night and day. One is dark. The other light. Cristina is flighty and impulsive and rebellious. Vicky is serious and analytical, logical and by-the book. When they meet Juan Antonio, a smoldering, attractive, quirky, and extremely charismatic artist...

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