Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008

Woody Allen

Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz ...

5.8

67,906

Comedy. Romance

Comedy. Romance

Two young American women, Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) come to Barcelona for a summer holiday. Vicky is sensible and engaged to be married; Cristina is emotionally and sexually adventurous. In Barcelona, they're drawn into a series of unconventional romantic entanglements with Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem), a charismatic painter, who is still involved with his tempestuous ex-wife Maria Elena (Penélope Cruz). Set ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Although 'Vicky Cristina' trips along winningly, carried by the beauty of its locations and stars, it reverberates with implacable melancholy, a sense of loss."
		Claudia Puig USA Today	As exhilarating, captivating and enjoyable as a summer romance in an exotic city. (...) Rating: ★★★ ½ (out of four)"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"It involves affluent characters at various levels of sophistication, involved in the arts and the intrigues of love (...) They are attractive, amusing and living lives we might envy (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"His residual flair and extraordinary productivity mean he is more than capable of making a perfectly watchable little movie once in a while - and this is one: slight, disposable but entertaining (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' is saved by Penelope Cruz who deserves her Oscar nod (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		The Independent	"Allen takes two girls on a summer holiday and produces his best work in at least a decade"
		Ian Freer Empire	"Within Allens recent output, 'Vicky Cristina' is the highlight. See it for beautiful locales, an ambivalent look at human relationships and a clutch of great performances (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		David Denby The New Yorker	"'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' has a natural, flowing vitality to it, a sun-drenched splendor that never falters."
		Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, are nothing if not cliches about tempestuous Latin lovers. But, boy, does Allen have fun with those cliches (...) Their scenes are some of the funniest Allen has ever put on film"
		Scott Tobias AV Club	"A witty and ambiguous movie that's simultaneously intoxicating and suffused with sadness and doubt."

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