Thursday, September 11, 2008

Vicky Cristina Barcelona


After seeing the trailer, I had a huge expectation in this movie. It's a truly charming, good movie, but not Allen's best.

Allen knows how to capture the beauty of the city, weather in NY or Spain, without using dazzling gimmicks. This movie did make me want to go to Spain.

Javier, in my mind, still is the powerful villain from No Country for Old Men. Scarlett is always Scarlett. Penelope completely nailed the hysterical, beautiful artist character. I wanted to see more of her. Her character was stronger than the story itself. I don't expect a big finale in movies, but I left the theater, feeling unsatisfied.

It's a worth-seeing movie but not in the theater necessarily.

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