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Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008
Romance, Comedy
1h 36m
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)
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008
Romance, Comedy
1h 36m
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Rated 15 Mar 2009
91
88th
'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...
Rated 26 Jan 2009
70
75th
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.
Rated 18 Dec 2008
7
68th
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).
Rated 16 Sep 2008
95
92nd
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.
Rated 02 Mar 2009
83
95th
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.
Rated 02 May 2009
10
99th
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.
Rated 23 Aug 2008
65
58th
The nervous little pervert tries to make a Spanish film.
Rated 02 Sep 2008
7
84th
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.
Rated 21 Dec 2008
80
80th
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
Rated 13 Jan 2009
79
92nd
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..
Rated 23 Jan 2009
45
46th
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.
Rated 06 May 2009
32
25th
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.
Rated 15 Sep 2013
90
96th
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.
Rated 06 Apr 2018
70
69th
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.
Rated 21 Aug 2008
80
68th
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
Rated 29 Aug 2008
66
15th
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.
Rated 29 Aug 2008
50
18th
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.
Rated 06 Sep 2008
50
18th
It was supposed to be Woody Allen-talky and sexy. In the end, it was neurotic and talky alright, but sexy it was not.
Rated 28 Sep 2008
99
95th
Wow. Just wow. This is easily one of the best of 08 and one of Allen's best. Very entertaining.
Rated 29 Oct 2008
3
64th
Beautiful cinematography, wonderful music, performances varying between just good and outstanding and a very good script featuring typical wryly hilarious Allen-dialogues.
Rated 11 Nov 2008
65
20th
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.
Rated 19 Dec 2008
40
19th
Do you want to hear some Spanish guitar?
Rated 04 Jan 2009
78
65th
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.
Rated 07 Jan 2009
88
90th
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.
Rated 08 Jan 2009
78
72nd
Nice surprise...love the music, and the scenes of Spain..good job.
Rated 10 Jan 2009
84
52nd
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.
Rated 21 Jan 2009
70
74th
Very pretty but it wasn't funny and it wasn't deep. Above average for the work Johansson and Bardem do.
Rated 22 Jan 2009
60
9th
GeeZzzz... chickflick alert!
Rated 11 Feb 2009
52
36th
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.
Rated 28 Feb 2009
30
12th
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Rated 05 Mar 2009
91
97th
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.
Rated 23 Mar 2009
45
6th
Chick flick that tries too hard to be interesting but isn't.
Rated 24 Mar 2009
72
57th
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.
Rated 07 Apr 2009
80
74th
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.
Rated 11 May 2009
40
54th
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.
Rated 19 May 2009
60
20th
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.
Rated 13 Jun 2009
75
35th
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.
Rated 21 Jun 2009
60
77th
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!)
Rated 23 Jul 2009
80
61st
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.
Rated 06 Mar 2010
70
80th
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.
Rated 17 Apr 2010
85
86th
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.
Rated 03 Jun 2010
75
47th
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.
Rated 16 Jul 2010
2
21st
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.
Rated 11 Mar 2011
40
5th
Trivial Santa Barbara-like story picturing the least talented and most boring painter in the leading role, with his twisted mind and sick desires.
Rated 27 Mar 2011
90
89th
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.
Rated 03 Jan 2014
82
59th
A beguiling tragicomedy, Vicky Cristina Barcelona charms with beautiful views of the Spanish city and a marvelously well-matched cast.
Rated 30 Sep 2023
75
79th
Crazy to realize that Bardem was both Anton Chigurh and the premium spanish hunk Juan-Antonio in the same year!
Rated 21 Aug 2008
6
95th
Not exactly Allen in full form, but it's the closest we've seen in a while (possibly will ever see), and he's still experimenting and keeping his one-flick-a-year mantra into his 70s. Keep on keeping on. (love love love the Barcelona music piece)
Rated 23 Aug 2008
91
83rd
Come on! It's Woody! Ya' gotta go! ...Besides, how can you resist this cast! ...It's all definitely worth it... Plus, it looks great!
Rated 22 Sep 2008
79
49th
I was expecting more from my favourite director shooting in my city. The spanish cliche of "Don Juan" (Javier Bardem) went too far...
Rated 24 Sep 2008
89
80th
Fresh, dark, and seductive, this movie was quite brilliantly simplistic. I love the characters, especially Maria Elena, and really felt for her and Juan Antonio's volatile relationship. Well done, Mr. Allen.
Rated 10 Oct 2008
75
53rd
#861 - 10 Ekim 08, filmekimi2008, emek sinemasi, 21:30 & basit bir woody allen filmi, eglencelik. penelope cruz cok cok dogal ve seksi! j.bardem de cok iyi bir oyunculuk cikarmis. http://sineofrenik.blogspot.com/2008/10/filmekimi-2008-vicky-cristina-barcelona.html
Rated 17 Oct 2008
80
59th
I'll admit I'm not a fan of Woody Allen films but this romantic comedy hit all the right spots for me. A wonderful cast that blends in nicely with the beautiful looking city of Barcelona. My only gripe was the narrator got on my nerves after awhile but looking at Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz definitely made up for it. Smart, funny and sexy...a good film for the mature crowd.
Rated 17 Nov 2008
71
74th
"Woody on vacation in Europe while a movie is made out of it" formula still works. Penelope is fantastic in it. Watch it instead of reading a tourist guide of Spain.
Rated 12 Dec 2008
79
33rd
Not that great. At first I was only annoyed by the useless narration and the dumb exoticism. Then I was turned off by the heroines' teenage-mindsets. Bardem and Cruz were great though, and the film does have quite a few cool moments.
Rated 16 Dec 2008
87
97th
Great actors.
Rated 23 Dec 2008
74
71st
A very entertaining departure from Allen's usual fare, elevated by excellent performances, especially from Hall and Cruz.
Rated 27 Dec 2008
80
70th
Highly enjoyable, Allen's best since Match Point and on par with his better films from the 90's.
Rated 28 Dec 2008
78
59th
Vicky Cristina Barcelona estreava há 15 anos nos EUA. Tem quinze anos que não me recupero do Javier Bardem nesse filme, ele nunca este tão sexy quanto aqui, fica ainda mais impressionante sabendo que o filme anterior dele foi Onde os fracos não têm vez. DVD Imagem Filmes.
Rated 30 Dec 2008
80
48th
Typical Woody Allen humor - dry & complex yet interesting fun!
Rated 02 Jan 2009
93
89th
Smooth & Tender..great feelings. Cruz is my no1. spicy latin dream... what a women, Bardem is a lucky Guy, would love to swap the places.
Rated 05 Jan 2009
85
92nd
Lovley movie and Barcelona sightseeing at once.
Rated 09 Jan 2009
85
78th
I have to say, that maybe more than the plot, I liked the way camera was panning. Nice and slowly... something you don't see every day.
Rated 12 Jan 2009
60
30th
Didn't really do much for me, just felt kind of half assed
Rated 12 Jan 2009
81
73rd
The lead roles are perfectly cast and very well acted but the story leaves much to hope for and the voiceover narration was unnecessary although it fit the movie's style.
Rated 12 Jan 2009
85
92nd
All of the actors do amazing job but the story starts to drag a bit in the end. Spanish music and the narration fit the movie's style perfectly.
Rated 14 Jan 2009
75
65th
A love "polygon" (for simplification) is cleverly constructed and beautifully destroyed. At first I was not really enjoying the film. The narrator was definitely miss-cast and was very prevalent in the beginning. However once the background information was narrated, he sort of ducked out and I could enjoy the film. Of course, I was also consequently getting drunker and the alcohol smoothed the corners of a flawed film and made it a fun (sometimes funny?) trip by the end.
Rated 14 Jan 2009
80
80th
Woody Allen is a good crop of films since Match Point. In Vicky Cristina Barcelona, he tells a story about love and its various faces. Added to this, a lot of beautiful culture espanish, which guarantees all the charm of the film.
Rated 15 Jan 2009
90
74th
Los giros en la historia son tan inesperados que no puedes perder ni un minuto de la trama...Excelente!
Rated 19 Jan 2009
60
65th
Finally after some time it's familiar ground with Allen for me. Destructively charming.
Rated 22 Jan 2009
77
59th
Very entertaining, good characters, and well written as usual by Woody Allen. The two lead actresses (a.k.a. Vicky and Cristina) weren't phenomenal, but Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz were. Funny in places, but never too obvious, this was a very solid picture.
Rated 02 Feb 2009
75
32nd
Good, but nothing special.
Rated 07 Feb 2009
83
88th
I was very pleased with the story and Spanish leads. The Americans were okay too, but Scarlett was too much left aside. There was not enough attention on her character. What I did not fancy was the ending and voiceover. Very much of Woody Allenish talking.
Rated 13 Feb 2009
80
59th
Nice interesting story, beautiful landscapes, great casting, and good acting. If you like Woody, you will like this.
Rated 16 Feb 2009
70
74th
Penelope'nin mahalle karisi halini görmek için bile izlenir :P
Rated 18 Feb 2009
4
71st
"...an ambivalent look at human relationships and a clutch of great performances..."
Rated 19 Feb 2009
70
51st
Delightful from start to finish.
Rated 19 Feb 2009
45
0th
Lots of talking about nothing. Barca looks good, and it will make you want to drink wine out of HUGE glasses.
Rated 23 Feb 2009
85
52nd
Finally Woody Allen` s comeback. Its funny intelligent and erotic with great performances.The narration was pretty annoying at the beginning.
Rated 04 Mar 2009
92
81st
Terrific comedy form Woody Allen. Along with Match Point this is one of his best recent endeavours. thumbs up!
Rated 06 Mar 2009
2
28th
Nice girls, cool guy, beautiful city, and some Spanish guitar. Pleasant but not great.
Rated 09 Mar 2009
70
24th
I enjoyed it while watching it, but by the end felt unsatisfied. It didn't seduce me, I'm moody. [Entry 3 Birthday CD Movie Crawl 02.23.2009]
Rated 09 Mar 2009
80
78th
A visual treat, with identifiable moments, and liberating at times.
Rated 12 Mar 2009
76
62nd
You have to expect clichés to litter every Woody film, and this is absolutely no exception. Tortured artists, flawless beauty abroad, the wine, the food, hot-blooded Spanish women, ect. That's ok though, because Bardem and Cruz jump out of the screen in a very appealing way. Once again, Johansson is great to look at...but that's it. Yet, I still was captured by the freedom the film instills in the viewer.
Rated 20 Mar 2009
82
81st
Fun and well written as always by Woody Allen. The narration is a little overbearing, but a good movie, one of the better recent comedies from him.
Rated 23 Mar 2009
82
69th
Sizzles onscreen with great perf and an overall sexual allure.
Rated 03 Apr 2009
85
71st
Is there anyone is this movie I wouldn't diddle? Probably not, no.
Rated 06 Apr 2009
97
81st
Not sure why some people hate this film. This was the fifth Allen film I'd ever seen and it was immediately by far my favourite of his.
Rated 08 Apr 2009
60
30th
A nice, and entretaiment movie, but.....I don't now. The best of the movie, is Penelope Cruz, in to diferent ways
Rated 14 Apr 2009
65
17th
This appeared at first to be an interesting film, but I was left wanting at the end. Woody Allen's apparent theme in the movie is that trying to be satisfied in relationships and in love is impossible, as demonstrated by the ultimate unhappiness of each character. That said, Javier Bardem was very good in the movie, as was Penelope Cruz. The movie would have been better had it centered around them. Vicky's character was also very sympathetic.
Rated 06 May 2009
75
86th
Nice Movie
Rated 18 May 2009
65
73rd
Good film.
Rated 24 May 2009
81
74th
I thought this wouldn't be my type of movie (I would best describe it as a Cynical Romance), but I became very attached to the story thanks to the tight script and solid performances. Cruz' Oscar win was well-deserved!
Rated 31 May 2009
60
35th
It's good, but it's also weird and somehow unique.
Rated 11 Jun 2009
1
9th
There's a voice over narrator who sounds like he's talking into a $20 mic. He totally kills the whole film. Though, even if you cut there narrator there wasn't much in the film to kill. The characters are not likable and there's no real conflict, thus no real story.
Rated 15 Jun 2009
86
87th
Woody Allen's best film in quite a while, at least since Small Time Crooks. Although not a comedy, it has a breeziness to it that reminds me of Truffaut. Taking Scarlett Johannson under his wing is starting to really pay off, and the other principals are all very good here as well. I think Allen's best years are far behind him, and the narration would have been much better if he had done it himself, but I was pleasantly surprised that this was as fulfilling as it was, with worthwhile insights.
Rated 20 Jun 2009
30
17th
wtf was that? sex and the city on the big screen? satc was successful so lets try a movie with the same recipe? scarlett johansson rocks, but the movie was pure crap ... of yeah, and the narrator was pissing me off after like ten minutes
Rated 23 Jun 2009
78
89th
Woody Allen's best movie for a decade, and a movie full of life. Cruz was fantastic, and this film convinced me that she is the only genuine female movie star of our time.
Rated 07 Jul 2009
69
51st
Cruz gives the movie a much needed pulse. The performances are strong all around but hers really stands out. I found the narration completely distracting.
Rated 17 Jul 2009
75
58th
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