Vicky, Christina, Barcelona review
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Did I go to this film just to see Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz make out? Well maybe…but I wasn’t disappointed on any other level. It’s like an older Woody Allen film in a lot of ways: a concise and simple story, perhaps lighter on the jokes (one liners) than you may be used to. And I think having someone else, in this case Christopher Evan Welch, do the narration voice was a wise choice.
It’s pretty much what the trailer appears to be, no surprises. But in keeping with his one or two films a year work ethic, it’s a goodie, when so many throw aways have crept into the rotation. It will make you want to travel in Spain, “hook up” European style, and maybe long for a day when film making was about telling a story and exploring passion rather than the variations of over the top spectacle.
Also, Woody’s hilarious fictional diary from the shoot from 8-24-08 NYT. Link may not last long…
