Fresh
The script is witty and playful, the casting just right.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Life is the ultimate work of art.
2008 · 1h 36m · PG-13
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Woody Allen
Overview
Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.
Director and cast
- Woody Allen Director
- Scarlett Johansson as Cristina
- Rebecca Hall as Vicky
- Javier Bardem as Juan Antonio Gonzalo
- Penélope Cruz as María Elena
- Christopher Evan Welch as Narrator (voice)
- Chris Messina as Doug
- Patricia Clarkson as Judy Nash
- Kevin Dunn as Mark Nash
- Julio Perillán as Charles
- Juan Queseda as Guitarist in Barcelona
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
81%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film belongs to Bardem and Cruz.
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
There is nothing wrong with Allen's determination to mix humor and drama, it's simply too bad he's not getting better at it.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Every time you're ready to count Woody Allen out for good, he comes back and surprises you.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
When great artists maintain their health and energy into their 70s, amazing things can happen -- and they're happening with Woody Allen.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
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