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      Vicky Cristina Barcelona

      PG-13 Released Aug 15, 2008 1 hr. 36 min. Comedy Drama Romance List
      80% 213 Reviews Tomatometer 74% 100,000+ Ratings Audience Score Americans Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) arrive in Spain for a summer vacation at a friend's (Patricia Clarkson) Barcelona home. Visiting an art gallery, they meet seductive painter Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem), who invites them for a weekend of food, art and sex. Sparks really ignite when his fiery former lover (Penélope Cruz) arrives on the scene, making for a very crowded house. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Mar 20 Buy Now

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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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      Marc Z A very uncharacteristic Woody Allen movie which does not take place in New York, and it not particularly comedic, but is very good. The cast is terrific. A young Scarlett Johannson stars as a follow up to the Steamy Allen thriller, Match Point. Javier Bardem is great as the central figure of this romantic adventure. Rebecca Hall and Penelope Cruz are great. This is a very interesting movie. The scenery and the landscapes are beautiful. This is a fun, and unusual time. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/27/24 Full Review Gigs V An enjoyable film. Charming performances. Nothing interesting in terms of plot. Fairly predictable. I like that it had a brisk pace to it. Didn't overstay its welcome. Gorgeous locales. Pretty people to look at. The plot wasn't silly, but it wasn't pretentious or over-serious either. No, there's no deeper message or moral to the story, but do we need that? As a piece of 90 minute entertainment, I thought it did a good job. Probably won't be watching it again in a hurry. Helps that Penelope Cruz was an absolute firecracker (performance-wise, and looks, of course). Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/24 Full Review Duane P A very well done done film in every aspect...The characters were well developed and the fact that they were all deeply flawed made them believable...The film blended multiple characters' internal struggles into a fluid tapestry, all working together...You liked and disliked every one of the main characters...The narration was very fitting of the presentation of the film...Somehow, you rooted for the bad guys as the bad guys weren't really bad, and you really didn't feel bad for the innocent bystanders...Sometimes life is flawed and it's ok if every story doesn't have a fairy tale ending...I would categorize this as the epitome of what an Independent rom-com should be...Masterful performances by all involved...If you couldn't feel the emotions, you probably live a numb life... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/22/23 Full Review Mad H The premise of the movie is great and so is the acting. All of this was utterly destroyed by a moronic narrator/narration that dominates the entire film. The narrator has an annoying voice and the narration is an absolute insult to the audience's intelligence over explaining everything taking place in the movie. Whoever decided to destroy the watchability of this film by adding the idiot narrator should be run out of Hollywood. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/18/23 Full Review Audience Member One of my favorites by Woody Allen in his filmography 15 years later 4 amazing leads in here; Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, and my first introduction to Rebecca Hall Vicky and Cristina are best friends taking a vacation to Barcelona Vicky is intellectual, engaged to be married and studying Catalan for her masters degree while Cristina being neurotic is a former actress looking for love rather than hopping from relationship to relationship One night they both run into an artist named Juan Antonio who tries to romance both of them Of course Cristina is the only interested party involved Vicky starts having mixed feelings about where and what she wants Cristina makes it official with Juan but has to put up with the fact his sultry ex-wife Marie Elena walks back into his life She needs help obviously from an attempted suicide after her marriage fell apart Woody Allen knows his actors and his characters Everything works here from the dialogue exchanges to the directing to the acting to the beauty of Barcelona as a backdrop full of inspiration and cultural significance The trick is to live life not accept it, there's no need to constantly put labels on everything, there's a difference between being in love and loving someone, can only unfulfilled love be romantic? There's plenty of reminiscing about the subjects of love, romance, sex, marriage, and what we actually look for in life to fully satisfy us This is mainly about the fascinations and complications of entering into a bohemian's lifestyle Very grounded in reality with both of these women feeling like real people juggling human relationships Allen succeeds yet again with great actors in a lush, exotic setting Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/16/23 Full Review Alexsander F Filme espetacular! Rebeca Hall e Scarllet brilhantes nessa comédia/drama com romance. Não preciso nem falar da Penélope Cruz, que não prometeu nada mas entregou tudo. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Deborah Ross The Spectator This is a slight film, a minor Allen film, a bit of a footnote, but it's warm and engaging and isn't Matchpoint, Scoop or Cassandra's Dream, which has to be a mercy. Aug 29, 2018 Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Penelope's performance is a little sterotypoical, but fantastic... Rated: B+ Sep 12, 2017 Full Review Jonathan Romney Film Comment Magazine Allen seems uninterested in pushing his material beyond impersonally generic, or even in thinking things through. Feb 6, 2014 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review [Rebecca Hall] steals the movie from the trio of well-known stars on the poster. Rated: 3.5/4 Sep 6, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies The movie is never as funny or as clever as it tries to be, and it ultimately falls apart in its nonsensical third act. Rated: 2/5 Aug 21, 2022 Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site The worst aspect of Vicky Cristina Barcelona is its attitude toward art and creativity, which is entirely superficial. Feb 13, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Americans Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) arrive in Spain for a summer vacation at a friend's (Patricia Clarkson) Barcelona home. Visiting an art gallery, they meet seductive painter Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem), who invites them for a weekend of food, art and sex. Sparks really ignite when his fiery former lover (Penélope Cruz) arrives on the scene, making for a very crowded house.
      Director
      Woody Allen
      Executive Producer
      Jaume Roures
      Screenwriter
      Woody Allen
      Distributor
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Production Co
      Antena 3 Films, Mediapro Pictures, Gravier Productions, The Weinstein Company, Antena 3 Televisión
      Rating
      PG-13 (Sexuality|Mature Thematic Material|Smoking)
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama, Romance
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 15, 2008, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 21, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $23.2M
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