Vicky Christina Barcelona

VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA

Synopsis:Vicky (Rebecca Hall) & Christina (Scarlett Johannsen) Summer in Barcelona. With diametrically opposed views on love and life, fall for the same guy.

PROSStrong Performances
Good Drama
Woody Allen’s Direction

CONSNarration
Few Laughs
Penelope Cruz’s Face

Final Analysis: I am a Woody Allen fan. I prefer his comedies to his drama, because the bleakness of his outlook washes better with laughs. This, I was told was a comedy, not so. While there are a few funny moments, this is a drama about the nature of love and how one’s approach to the subject cannot change its nature. That being said when I turned this movie off last night, I was disappointed. ‘Melinda & Melinda’ disappointed, ‘Curse of the Jade Scorpion’ disappointed. I felt that Woody had already lost his European Muse. But now I think had I watched this expecting a drama, this is a very poignant picture. It is well acted, well directed and overall a very good film. I did sometimes feel that Vicky (Rebecca Hall) character was trying to channel Woody Allen, as much of her dialog was the nebbish, neurotic Woody Allen. So at times the dialog seemed very forced and unnatural. Not every discussion can be focused on existentialism. One more negative, while Penelope Cruz is a fine actress, she is not that attractive(She looks like a young Vincent Furnier. I find her hard to look at, like Glenn Close. That said, I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes drama .

WORTH RENTING.

VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA `Synopsis:``Vicky (Rebecca Hall) & Christina (Scarlett Johannsen) Summer in Barcelona. With diametrically opposed views on love and life, fall for the same guy.` `PROS`Strong Performances Good Drama Woody Allen’s Direction `CONS`Narration Few Laughs Penelope Cruz’s Face `Final Analysis:` I am a Woody Allen fan. I prefer his comedies to his drama, because the bleakness of his outlook washes better with laughs. This, I was told was a comedy, not so. While there are a few funny moments, this is a drama about the nature of love and how one’s approach to the subject cannot change its nature. That being said when I turned this movie off last night, I was disappointed. ‘Melinda & Melinda’ disappointed, ‘Curse of the Jade Scorpion’ disappointed. I felt that Woody had already lost his European Muse. But now I think had I watched this expecting a drama, this is a very poignant picture. It is well acted, well directed and overall a very good film. I did sometimes feel that Vicky (Rebecca Hall) character was trying to channel Woody Allen, as much of her dialog was the nebbish, neurotic Woody Allen. So at times the dialog seemed very forced and unnatural. Not every discussion can be focused on existentialism. One more negative, while Penelope Cruz is a fine actress, she is not that attractive(She looks like a young Vincent Furnier. I find her hard to look at, like Glenn Close. That said, I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes drama . WORTH RENTING.