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Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

August. 15,2008
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7.1
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PG-13
| Drama Romance
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Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.

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SpuffyWeb
2008/08/15

Sadly Over-hyped

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GurlyIamBeach
2008/08/16

Instant Favorite.

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Freeman
2008/08/17

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

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Scarlet
2008/08/18

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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adonis98-743-186503
2008/08/19

Sexually adventurous Cristina and her friend Vicky, who is bright but cautious, holiday in Barcelona where they meet the celebrated and wholly seductive painter, Juan Antonio. Vicky is not about to dive into a sexual adventure being committed to her forthcoming marriage. Vicky Cristina Barcelona is your typical by the numbers Woody Allen movie that has the beautiful locations and the well known faces but also the romance and the comedy that neither of them actually work and even the best actors look like their lost or something like that. (3/10)

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classicsoncall
2008/08/20

Anyone else get the impression that Javier Bardem's character Juan Antonio had no interest in anything but sex? If you didn't perceive that along the way, then it becomes more than evident when he seduces Vicky (Rebecca Hall) the final time, regardless of her conflicted feelings and potential collapse of her fledgling marriage. If anything, the movie's theme can be best summed up by the character of Cristina (Scarlett Johannson), who the fiery Maria Elena (Penelope Cruz) pegs as possessing 'chronic dissatisfaction'. That struck a chord with this viewer, as I'm sure many people of both genders are struck with a semblance of chronic dissatisfaction in their lives or careers. In this picture, it appeared that the condition applied to just about every principal and ancillary character, except Juan Antonio of course, since he found ways to satisfy himself virtually every day of the week.This was a different kind of role for Bardem, hard to reconcile against his relentless assassin turn in "No Country for Old Men". He was just so smooth, one could actually envy him. But it's Cruz who gets my vote as the fulcrum on which this story pivots, just catch her expression when she arrives with a pistol to take out Juan Antonio. Wow! Such brazen hatred in someone so lovely. I don't know if that was enough to earn her the Best Supporting Actress because she wasn't on screen that long, and not until the latter half of the picture, but for the amount of time you saw her, she presented an amazingly complex character.But when it all came to an end, it didn't seem like there was anyone left better for the experience. Life is like that sometimes, so I guess loose ends have their place. The one thing I could have done without in the story was the droning narration by Christopher Evan Welch. I found it more distracting than helpful, tending to lower one's expectations for something exciting to happen. What I would have liked was something larger written for Juan Antonio's father Julio (Josep Maria Domènech). He looked like a character waiting to happen.

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osmangokturk
2008/08/21

Another movie about the boring Americans coming to Europe and having freak summer adventures. The choice of Spain rather than France is good because that kind of boring life would not be workable in France. So what Woody Allen is trying to experiment? I would say it is about a man centered love relations with several women. He tries to explore the feelings of women in these relations. A kind of perfect monogamy of man. Perverted relations for artistic creativity? well it is a kind of cliché nowadays, one never knows. Forcing each other to speak English for the sake of Americans is one of the elements that Woody Alan is exploring. It is not a killing demand for the sake of your rival, the director tries to explore the divergence and difficulty in the relations.One of the visible message of the film is the fact that they tell the right feelings and the truths right away. Actually this is a growing sentiment of Hollywood nowadays. Without lying or cheating the partner people rather prefer telling their right feeling, which is good ad educating some humans at least.

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pablofreaky
2008/08/22

"Vicky Christina Barcelona" is a film by Woody Allen about Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson), who spend a summer in Barcelona where they meet an artist, Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem), who is attracted to both of them while still in love with his unstable ex-wife María Elena (Penélope Cruz). Allen really convinced me with the main plot, bringing in plot twists, funny, quirky and realistic dialogue. While I loved the idea of the two main characters, there was just something missing. I have to pin that on Allen's character writing, which usually is the best of the best. But the two supporting characters Juan Antonio and María Elena both had beautiful, complex characteristics written on them.Johansson and Hall's chemistry was magnificent, evene when hey were not in scenes together. There was not a second where I didn't believe they were best Friends. But when Cruz entered the picture, I was overwhelmed. Her ability to portray a character so convincing and so real, even if you don't understand a single word she says, as she only speaks Spanish in the movie is scary. Bardem and Cruz's chemistry is extraordinary, thanks to both of their truly great acting skills. The Plot is very well thought out and Allen proves his ability to write Rom-Com's once again. Overall this movie is a well written and thought out film by Woody Allen with incomparable acting by Bardem and the great Penélope Cruz.

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