Plot Summary - Story of two American best friends, Vicky and Cristina (Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson), who arrive in Barcelona to stay for the summer and encounter Spaniard charmer/ladies man - a painter named Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem), who introduces himself at a restaurant and quickly invites them to join him for a weekend vacation, the three of them. The women go, despite Vicky's protests. Vicky's engaged to be married, Cristina more of a free spirit. Cristina and Vicky both progress into sleeping with our ladies man, Cristina moves in with him, and soon the arrival of his hot-tempered ex-wife (Penelope Cruz) who has just tried to commit suicide and has deep entanglements emotionally with Juan Antonio. Love triangles and quadrangles complicate their world, all backdropped by some rather gorgeous Spanish settings.
Review - Woody Allen's style of dialogue is obvious in this, the story keeps you interested. I liked the voice over narration that moves this tale along - the film itself is quite the visual treat, very colorful and pretty. The whole style of this film reminded me of some of the French films I have seen from the fifties/sixties - "Jules and Jim", which I love, pops right into my head in it's similarities to this. Well done acting and entertaining story helps make this film a good one. Rating - 9/10 stars
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