2003 comedy-drama film
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Comedy movie directed by Woody Allen
It must be true that getting out of town can do a fellow a lot of good, becauseVicky Cristina Barcelonais the best movie Woody Allen has made in years. Okay, you're right, 2006'sMatch Pointalready claimed that honor and, as Allen's first film made in … see full wiki
Director:
Woody Allen
Genre:
Comedy
8 reviews about Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
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About half way through Vicky Cristina Barcelona, my wife and I decided this was just not a good movie. I managed to slog through to the bitter end. The most annoying part of the film is the voice over narration read by Christopher Evan Welch. This was supposed to be some form of creative funny device, that just served to annoy after the first 30 minutes. Technically this is a good film, Woody Allen does know how to direct skillfully. Story-wise and acting, this was just a mess. Two … more
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review by mint910.
May 17, 2009
Hmm I was really interested to see this movie because I figured it could turn out to be anything, I really had no idea what it would be like. It surprised me how light the movie sort of was, I mean it was no chick flick romance comedy but it wasn't nearly as heavy as I thought it might be. Woody Allen is all over the place so I had no idea what to expect. I would definitely compare it to Scoop and also a bit to Matchpoint. One thing that was kind of weird and distracting to … more
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review by Jarucia.
April 19, 2009
With Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen has created yet another drop-the-viewer-in-the-middle-of-someone's-life story. I like it. If nothing else, there's much to love about the setting of the story. I love Barcelona...lot's of fond memories. But back to the movie. With a cast of strange and engaging characters (though only superficially), it's easy to let the light storyline string you along. The extent to which we come to know each of the characters … more
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review by Giordano.
March 07, 2009
... Okay, okay, the twits are not bad looking, but I learned long ago, the hard way, that looks aren't everything. I could, if I wanted to start a fight in the comment thread, propose that Woody Allen intended us to take his two escapees from "Friends" as a biting satire of the airy-fairy mentality of young American women of a certain generation. From that perspective, I'd call VCB a great movie, or at least "not bad at all." Honestly, though, I can't say that I would have chosen to spend almost … more
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review by gradyharp.
January 30, 2009
Woody Allen has written and directed another European based film that feels like a view across the pond toward America: Allen is still Allen, but with the comparison of European attitudes with American narcissism makes this little film a bit more bitter than most of his others. As with most of Allen's movies, as fine as they are there are usually some annoying elements. In VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA that element is in the presence of an unseen narrator (Christopher Evan Welch) who provides the bridges … more
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review by reneofc.
January 07, 2009
If there is a message to be garnered from the 2008 film, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," its that director, Woody Allen, at 72 seems just as confused about life as he did way back in the 70s when he first pondered life and romance in his classics, "Annie Hall" and "Manhattan." Instead of focusing on life from his seasoned vantage point by portraying characters that are a little more chronologically concurrent with his personal experience, Allen resorts to having a cast of relative youngsters--in particular … more
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review by rmurray847.
August 20, 2008
It's been a LONG time since Woody Allen gave us a film that was truly meaningful and had something "deep" to say about life, love and the human condition. My favorite is HANNAH AND HER SISTERS, but CRIMES & MISDEMEANORS and HUSBANDS & WIVES (with Sydney Pollack's and Judy Davis' greatest performances) are Allen's most recent classics. Since that time, almost everyone would agree that his work has been pretty mediocre. In recent years, MATCH POINT saw Allen moving to London and the change in locale … more
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review by Robert1936.
August 18, 2008
It was probably after Bullets Over Broadway (1994) that I became weary of Woody Allen's films and avoided those that followed. Then, while reading various reviews of recently released films, I was encouraged to see Vicky Cristina Barcelona and thoroughly enjoyed it. Apparently content to write its screenplay and then direct it without appearing in it, Allen's unique influence continues to be significant but inconspicuous as he allows his characters and plot to develop naturally. Here's the situation. … more
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