Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008 US Woody Allen
✰✰ 1/2

Woody pencils a flowing, intelligent sketch, not fully-formed, of four characters and a pack of stereotypes. Enjoying himself in Spain. Quick, loose, funny, bit of drama, romantic. Voice-over grates, then amuses. Stale dialogue is sub-par for Woody's course. Conflict: US vs. European culture, Responsibility vs. Living. Mad Penelope won the Oscar, but it's Javier Bardem (sexy, slightly-creepy) who's indispensable.

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