Two friends venture to Barcelona to find excitement from their regular lifestyles; Vicky heading to Barcelone to get her masters in Catalan Identity is also engaged to her "ideal" man and seems to be looking forward to the "ideal" marriage and life whereas Cristina is a free spirit trying to find a new start and a true meaning in life. They find their excitement quickly meeting a mysterious artist and their adventure begins as the three travel to Oviedo for a weekend get-away. Sight-seeing, romance and plenty of wine prove to be a perfect combination for deception, pleasure and love. The three are faced with several obstacles and conflicts throughout the next few weeks with ex-spouses, fiances, new love, and longing for sincere happiness. Sadly, through all of the experiences the two friends find in Barcelona, they end up leaving the city and returning home to the US in the same positions they had arrived.
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz
Tracy says:
I have a feeling these actors were told not to act; I sure wasn't impressed by these performances but it didn't come off as incompetence so much as quirky direction. I haven't seen much of Woody Allen so perhaps this is usual for him. The storytelling feel of the narration added an overall sense of fantasy to what already sounded like every young person's fantasy - two best friends traveling to lush, exotic Barcelona, having a whirlwind romance with Javier Bardem of all people, and of course the specter of a Scarlett Johannson-Penelope Cruz kiss. It's funny, it's beautiful, and it makes you want to go to Barcelona. The ending of the movie seemed rather rushed since one gun shot made the ultimate decision for the friends to return home, yet I guess for this movie it worked. I think I would've rated it higher had the ending been a little more concrete. It wasn't quite as sexy as it could have been, but it was pretty sexy and overall I had a great time. Not life-changing or deep, but worth watching again for the sheer pleasure of it.
Lindsay says:
The movie was comedic in the way it had a voice over narrator providing quite obvious facts and observations. Both Vicky and Cristina are characters that are easy to relate to in that they are both lost and are simply trying to find what they truly want out of life (as many of us newly college graduates face). The choice of setting the movie in Spain was a good one since it's close enough to be accessible in the minds of many, yet still offers that romantic and mysterious atmosphere of being in a completely different country complete with a different culture. The ending of the movie seemed rather rushed since one gun shot made the ultimate decision for the friends to return home, yet I guess for this movie it worked. I think I would've rated it higher had the ending been a little more concrete. Overall not a deep movie, but good watch.
Overall Rating: ♫♫♫♫♫♫♪ (7.5 Notes)
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