Woody Allen travels to Barcelona with another examination of love with Vicky Cristina Barcelona. The story follows Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) and their summer trip in Barcelona. Vicky is working on her thesis and preparing for upcoming wedding. Cristina is there to sort herself again, a woman who isn't quite sure what her purpose is in life. Enter artist Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem) who turns their summer upside down. Both women end up in a relationship with him but their differing psyches cause them to react to the situation in different ways, especially when his ex-wife (Penelope Cruz) crazily enters the picture.At the heart of this film is Woody Allen. Even though it's in Spain it is still reminicent of Allen's new York films. It doesn't sugarcoat love. It gives it a real face, even though at times it's obscured for hilaritys sake. The acting and direction are great, as expected. The only problem is that the film tends to drag in some places. It's more interesting with Cruz on screen than the two leads. When you look back at the film she is the spine of the film- every runs through her, even though she's barely in half of it.
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