Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
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. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Woody Allen
Written By: Woody Allen
Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Penélope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, Kevin Dunn, Chris Messina, Javier Bardem, Carrie Preston, Rebecca Hall, Christopher Evan Welch, Josep Maria Domènech
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
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Vertiggo | 91 88th |
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'Everything is uncertain when we talk about falling in love or being in love... the intensity is the only thing that counts... you can't just guess how much a feeling lasts...?!' It's difficult to imagine that a movie like that would came out of Woddy Allen's mind... I mean, not in that explicit way... but it works, and very well...
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Paradigma | 70 75th |
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Characters represent art's dissatisfaction (Cristina) and modern life's emptyness (Vicky) and of course madness of love (Maria Elena) with wonderful music and visual quality. I liked Allen this time.
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Pickpocket | 7 68th |
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Not one of Woody's best efforts. It's a fine movie just not as great as you might've heard. The voice over narration is awful and really annoying and unnecessary most of the time. Penelope Cruz has never looked better and her acting is incredible. Bardem is good too. Everything is nice to look at but the story is just kind of meh. It's more disappointing cause of everyone saying that this is Woody coming back to form (but he never lost his form).
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DavidKahane | 95 92nd |
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The film explores the very parameters of love and sex, the hopes and expectations built into relationships. It does this with a shrewd and prevalent cynicism. It doesn't take sides or argue a point. Instead, it puts the characters in motion and watches their travails. The only sound conclusion it puts forth is that nothing works. Allen shows again that some of the greatest moviemaking thrills can be achieved by honestly and efficiently plumbing into the messiness of the human psyche.
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Dorkovsky | 10 99th |
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An incredibly complex examination of love and it's chaotic and uncertain nature. Besides bringing together all these different themes it also works as a wonderful character study that is consistently entertaining.
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| 3 | bharath | 83 95th |
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Another great movie by Woody Allen. Penelope Cruz's acting is just amazing especially her hysterical spanish. Its an awesome movie, reminds me of Allen's other movie Match Point.
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| 2 | Varcour | 45 46th |
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If I didn't know the names in the credits I would have thought this is a no-budget student film. Except for Cruz, who delivered an excellent performance, this film failed to capture my interest. The last bit of atmosphere the actors were able to create was killed by the narrator.
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Ytadel | 7 83rd |
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Take a generic Spanish romance of gorgeous people fucking each other in exotic locations and filter it through a Woody Allen lens of gentle cynicism towards / fixation on love, erudite conversation about art and culture, and neurotic characters. Or character, at least, in Rebecca Hall's Vicky, who I found the most appealing in the film. Bardem and Cruz are also very good. A very solid if unremarkable bit of late summer entertainment.
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laika | 90 95th |
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Woody Allen's best film of the 2000s by a country mile, it absolutely drips with atmosphere. I felt almost drunk off of the wine the characters were sipping in every second scene. The dialogue, the characters, everything felt so vintage Allen but in a modern setting. Exquisite.
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prowler | 32 25th |
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This is Woody Allen playing with a bunch of gorgeous actors in a bunch of gorgeous Spanish settings. The narration is kind of off-putting, and it's a pretty unconvincing movie as a whole, yet not without its charm and sense of fun.
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sebby | 65 58th |
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The nervous little pervert tries to make a Spanish film.
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cgcore | 79 92nd |
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this is not barcelona, not the great soundtrack, this movie is not about feeling good. this movie is not scarlett, not rebecca, not penelope. it has an undefinable distinctiveness. such an engrossing movie from woody allen again..
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guy piranha | 70 69th |
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The most bearable allen i have seen so far. Which means the continuous voice over narration and seemingly endless dialog didn't bother me as much this time. There's a neat playfulness at its core, especially with the different types and expectations when it comes to love. The actors are well cast, embodying their respective phenotypes flawlessly.
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vincente | 30 11th |
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max22 | 50 18th |
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Bardem and Johanssen are great; the rest of the movie is pretty middling. I want to see Bardem in more romantic leading roles now. Thing is, the plot is too thin and Rebecca Hall simply cannot make Allen's intellectual bon mots seem natural. Still, the locations, and the women, and the photography, and the music are beautiful, and for 110 minutes, this really flies by. I think what we've got on our hands is a dead shark, but that doesn't mean it wasn't fun to swim around with it for a while.
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Filligan | 66 16th |
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It's bizarre and very rarely funny, but always entertaining. About halfway through it becomes something really great, but it dives back into being strange. Some parts feel out of place, but for the most part it's well-written and creative. Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz hit it out of the park.
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TheAlliance | 60 9th |
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GeeZzzz... chickflick alert!
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Neil Miller (Film School Rejects) | 50 18th |
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It was supposed to be Woody Allen-talky and sexy. In the end, it was neurotic and talky alright, but sexy it was not.
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| 1 | FlorVdE | 3 65th |
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Beautiful cinematography, wonderful music, performances varying between just good and outstanding and a very good script featuring typical wryly hilarious Allen-dialogues.
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Nathan S | 2 21st |
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Characters that amount to little more than archetypes travel down relatively predictable paths. It picks up a bit in the latter stages with the dynamic between Cristina and Maria Elena, but that's where Vicky becomes an afterthought. The narration is completely unnecessary, and it doesn't help that we get the least interesting voice in the world.
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aethewulf | 78 65th |
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an awkward experience, because this time allen expresses his thoughts about women and relationships more serious, (not "making fun of it") than his previous "bohemian" films. maybe its all about European air, or his maturity. This is not one of Woody's best work but still nice film.
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PeaceAnarchy | 88 90th |
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Classic Woody Allen. Even without his direct presence in the film you can feel bits of him in every single character and it makes for a wonderful light drama and character study.
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panomadgreek | 45 7th |
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Chick flick that tries too hard to be interesting but isn't.
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MJVmovieMan | 72 57th |
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Despite lame narration, this is consistently alluring and well-acted. Javier Bardem really draws you into this movie, a movie I can't quite put a finger on. Perhaps that's why it's a Woody Allen film. The film never allowed me to label Bardem and Cruz's characters, but they are fun to watch. It's a neat little romantic dramedy, often weird, but a very relaxed film that goes down like a single glass of wine. It doesn't move you or blow you away, but it's pleasantly interesting for 90 minutes.
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Stain | 80 68th |
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Woody Allen does a chick picture. In Spain, of all places. (Further proof that he's still willing to try new things with his art even though he's 72 years old.) The comedy works, and the drama works. Another satisfying little movie from one of America's best
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Mini-T | 84 52nd |
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Good movie , that passes on a calm way. Interesting story and script. Really liked the movie from the moment when Penelope Cruz enters ( great role by the way ). Good directing by Woody Allen , with a very good cast. But after all tought the story wasn't that good to make this a very good movie.
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roujin | 40 19th |
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Do you want to hear some Spanish guitar?
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mr rigard | 52 36th |
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First Bardem has sex with Clarkson, then Bardem has sex with Johansson, then Bardem has sex with Cruz, then Johansson has sex with Cruz, then Barden has sex with Johansson and Cruz. . . all with a lovely, artsy-fartsy backdrop of Barcelona. I can just imagine Wooden Allen typing out this screenplay with one hand as he masterbated with the other. Vicky Cristina is a modern classic relevant to a deserving liberal culture. This snoozefest is not recommended.
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| 1 | machiya | 65 20th |
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Characters very two-dimensional, never became real to me. A moderately entertaining evening; at least the film cost me less than the beer I had with it.
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KlausGlenski | 80 80th |
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An Excellent script, excellent actors (Cruz is just THE hysteric spanish lady - extremely convincing!) and excellent directing in the wonderful city of Barcelona make this a more than an enjoyable flick. 21/12/08
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| 1 | scurry | 60 77th |
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Ah, Barcelona! This could just be a walking tour of the city and it'd be better than average. Seductive at first. Convincing if you play along. Deceptive when you start to think. The question then is, keep thinking, or remaining in that place? I couldn't stop myself, analytic as I am cursed to be, but then I have to ask: is this film misogynistic? Other reviewers disdainfully, and wrongfully, call it a "chick flick". I guess they just don't see the opportunities. (Btw, it's very funny too!)
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gtown1479 | 60 20th |
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It was probably a bad idea to make this be my first Woody Allen movie. I never had any interest in this film from the start with the whole narrator thing. I had a hard time buying Bardem in this role after No Country. To make things worse my date really didn't like it either, and she was the reason we watched it. At least you can say this movie ends with a bang. If this is supposed to be one of Allen's better films, then I am not going to be a fan of any of them. Bonus points for Cruz.
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andayb | 70 80th |
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with its postcard locations, unrealistically dreamy characters and exotics, the movie starts off with a plastic feeling, like it is engineered for the middleclass working women in the us. fortunately it develops into an intriguing and daring story about relationships, all thanks to the inclusion of Cruz, who is absolutely enchanting through and through. Allen kinda pisses me off, but you gotta hand it to the man about bringing out the best in actors.
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Jeb | 99 95th |
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Wow. Just wow. This is easily one of the best of 08 and one of Allen's best. Very entertaining.
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Lebar | 78 72nd |
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Nice surprise...love the music, and the scenes of Spain..good job.
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QVT | 70 74th |
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Very pretty but it wasn't funny and it wasn't deep. Above average for the work Johansson and Bardem do.
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| 1 | tef | 75 35th |
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This film is pretty lackluster, but oh my fucking god Penelope Cruz as crazy latina lady. <3 Anyway, the end result of this film will fill you with contempt for all characters involved. There are no heroes here and no one has the courage to be a villain. Pppppass.
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sharpcool | 91 97th |
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Penelope Cruz is great, but I think overlooked Rebecca Hall is just as good. Javier Bardem gives a spot on performance as a man who understands how to pick up and seduce women. He can't handle them for too long afterwards though.
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astrakhan | 80 74th |
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Exactly what you'd expect from Woody Allen imagining himself as a 20-year-old girl visiting Europe. Scarlett Johansson shines, while the other characters are entertaining if not entirely believable. The whirlwind romance has a fairytale feel to it, reminding us that this story is not based in reality but in Allen's fantasies. It looks very seductive and classy, but it's a portrait of Europe as only an American could see it. Fun, if taken with a pinch of salt.
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JacoIII | 40 54th |
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Entertaining. Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz are perfect throughout. I'm not sure if Woody Allen was trying to satirize or exalt the childish "artistic" lifestyle. Either way, he managed to make me laugh, something Allen isn't usually able to do.
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suman.austin | 75 47th |
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An out of the world pretentious movie, with the most unrealistic characters who claim to be close to reality. Dreamy locations and some good music were the only noteworthy stuff in this movie other than the acting.
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mfidler1 | 85 86th |
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There were some things that I really liked, some things I didnt and things I found to be troubling in a good way. It bothered me that the narrative skipped over things that I a) thought wouldnt make sense if depicted; effectively Allen taking the easy way out and b) I would have liked to see; things just kind of glossed forward. Alternatively, perhaps Allen drew on his experience in strangely unconventional relationships to create the one featured in the film. Vicky's dialogue was bad tho.
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cherrorist | 80 61st |
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A very good movie, although I found the narrative approach a bit cold and distancing which didn't quite work for me since it's basically a story of romance and passion. Cast is excellent though and Penelope Cruz is absolutely wonderful.
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mausi-masya | 40 5th |
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Trivial Santa Barbara-like story picturing the least talented and most boring painter in the leading role, with his twisted mind and sick desires.
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closedmouth | 90 88th |
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I know it's fairly common to present a character's different aspects as played by more than one actor, but to be so glib about it, so forthcoming and obvious, and yet still maintain that air of mystery and ambiguity, to succeed so completely at what you're trying to accomplish, Woody still amazes.
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rttntomatoes | 82 59th |
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A beguiling tragicomedy, Vicky Cristina Barcelona charms with beautiful views of the Spanish city and a marvelously well-matched cast.
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| Average Percentile 52.33% from 6331 Ratings |  |