This has classic Woody Allen hallmarks but it’s more accessible than much of his work. The narrator technique kicks in from the outset: I’m not a fan but it worked beautifully here, as the film follows Vicky and Cristina on their summer in Barcelona.
Cruz is phenomenal as the nutty ex-wife and Bardem plays the enigmatic artist with aplomb (I desperately tried to ignore any flashbacks to ‘No Country for Old Men’).
Allen has pulled it out of the bag with this sassy slice of contemporary life and love. Only he could turn a love triangle into a love ‘square’.
Sunday, 24 May 2009
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