What's with Woody Allen and Scarlett Johansson?
Set in Barca, Spain, artsy fart Cristina(Scarlett Johansson), and her stuffy friend Vicky are enjoying their holiday. There they meet broody painter with a serious sex appeal, Juan Antonio(Javier Bardem) who works his mojo on them separately. In a comedy of errors of sorts, his psychotic ex-wife, Maria Elena (Penelope Cruz) comes back to haunt him as well.
What I liked
Satire - it's like a study on arty people, really funny to poke fun at their self exaggerated dishevelled lifestyles and dramatic personalities.
Acting - Penelope Cruz really shines as a psycho!
Setting - Barcelona is romantic.. beautiful countryside and small towns.. Great spanish music as well!
What I disliked -
Draggy after awhile - some parts get really long and unnecessary.
S. Johansson - not that I didn't like her - it's just she's over-used to the point where the character Cristina doesn't seem as real anymore.
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Entertaining piece, but not enough to warrant me another view.
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