Synopsis
Life is the ultimate work of art
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.
2008 Directed by Woody Allen
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.
Scarlett Johansson Rebecca Hall Javier Bardem Penélope Cruz Christopher Evan Welch Chris Messina Patricia Clarkson Kevin Dunn Julio Perillán Juan Queseda Ricard Salom Maurice Sonnenberg Manel Barceló Josep Maria Domènech Emilio de Benito Jaume Montané Lloll Bertran Joel Joan Silvia Sabaté Pablo Schreiber Carrie Preston Zak Orth Abel Folk
Robert Hein Lee Dichter Jay Peck Ryan Collison Dave Paterson Glenfield Payne David Wahnon Peter Glossop Joe White
Вики Кристина Барселона, 내 남자의 아내도 좋아, 午夜巴塞罗那, Woody Allen Spanish Project, 情迷巴塞隆拿, Barselona, Barselona, ויקי כריסטינה ברצלונה, Вікі Крістіна Барселона, Vikija Kristīna Barselona, Viki Kristina Barselona, 情遇巴塞隆納, それでも恋するバルセロナ, ვიკი კრისტინა ბარსელონა, Chuyện Tình ở Barcelona, ویکی کریستینا بارسلونا, วุ่นวายรักที่บาร์เซโลน่า
Glib and carelessly-imagined ode to privilege. I tried to ignore my distaste for the superficial artsiness of the characters, but after the scene where the blonde girl decided it would be kicks to go to a slummy-looking neighborhood and photograph sex-workers I just couldn't. Esp. when the SW were all "Hello, American Lady Woman! We love you! Come taste the wines and cheeses of my village!"
An art-adjacent lifestyle is one thing, an arts career is another.
No one:
No one at all:
Legit not a single soul:
Me when I see Penélope Cruz: 😍😍😩😩😳😳😏😏
me @ myself when i watch a w**dy *ll*n movie and actually enjoy it: I WAS ROOTING FOR YOU WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU HOW DARE YOU
How the fuck am I not supposed to love a movie where Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Scarjo are in a relationship all together?
I like to call this my biggest guilty pleasure but at the same time I think it’s a genuinely brilliant comedy with phenomenal acting. It starts off as a fairly simple yet original romcom that’s super clever and entertaining. I find it to be weirdly pretentious and self-indulgent yet also really aware of itself. It doesn’t make sense, I know, but this movie does a lot of interesting and weird things with its writing that really click with me. Also, the entire movie has this insane overly-exaggerated use of narration that I found hilarious and effective,…
You know it's a Woody Allen movie because people who have clearly never said the phrase "making love" utter it 500 times.
I always like these newer Woody Allen movies because it's interesting to see who can do the best Allen impression. All the characters have some fast talking Allen traits, but Rebecca Hall really nails the neurotic beats. It's nice to have Javier not playing some sort of scary monster man.
I'm conflicted about this.
I could watch Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem argue bilingually forever, that energy! Plus the cast is incredible.
Let's be real though, the voice over is beyond ridiculous. Sometimes redundant other times its just telling us what the characters are feeling which feels like it undercuts what the actors should be conveying.
Oh and the characters are just tiresome for the most part. It felt like an example of how men writing women exploring their desires doesn't quite work. Especially when it's Woody Allen.
Chris Messina watch: the dull but nice, if vapid and judgemental, fiance of Rebecca Hall who doesn't get to share in that sexy vibe this movie is trying to sell.
My dear Boxd’s friends for this film I have only 3 things to say:
SCARLETT JOHANSSON IS fucking hot
REBECCA HALL IS fucking hot
PENÉLOPE CRUZ IS fucking hot
Sorry, my friends but is just only I had to say about. I love you, Woody Allen, forgive me such relief in this pleasant night.XOXO.-
LETTER TO MY 18-year-old self, by the present almost 21 y-old William:
I don't know why you haven't deleted it this review, despite a period you have deleted all your bad reviews, but I know why! Is one of your most liked review, you wrote in a period of joy and happiness, was happier to do, done after the film watch! The film is wonderful, very.…
Barcelona, a city of natural splendor, yet also a city where desolate breezes blow wearily across the sun-drenched streets. The city's lusciously golden magnificence has an agonizing beauty and melancholy all at once. A warm facade encases a hollow area. The velvety romanticism is really a mask for these characters' isolation. Confusion is just an alternate spelling of reality. The dread of unplanned, sporadic love has rarely been so entertaining.
Penelope Cruz completely eats her role alive, embodying her character's furious volcanic anger, but bringing believability and passion to each scene. Her presence is always enticing as she delivers just the right amount of sensual, untamed wildness while still knowing how to calm it down with bewitching beauty. It's a portrayal that rips through the screen and into your heart, revealing the deeper struggles that lie beneath Mara Elena's eyes.