Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, o elenco deu uma ajudada com esses romances, mas a história não foi interessante e as cenas não ajudaram a melhorar o filme.

A beautiful and engaging film, but not recommended for those having relationship issues with their partner (lol). The locations are stunning, and Penélope Cruz is spectacular in the role of the crazy wife. Definitely not one of Woody Allen's best films, but it's worth a watch.

Woody, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson... It already sounds great. A delightfully beautiful film and a life that most male artists surely dream of. *Personally if I suggested something like Javier in the restaurant where the two friends are sitting, I would probably be showered with wine in the face.

The movie was not bad in that the setting of Spain was heavily used, where the culture element is thoroughly shown through its art and photography. Liked the comparison of the characters of Vicky and Cristina in that Vicky is more reserved while Cristina is open to a relationship. The implementation of Javier Bardem did show how love is complicated and that it will never feel complete. Feels refreshing to see real life couple Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz acting together. Cruz's acting was good in that she was presenting the after effects of not being able to fully love someone without getting hurt from it. The main characters had a natural relationship and felt that even with different personalities, they were able to harmonize.

All actors are really playing well there parts. Especially Penélope Cruz

If you enjoyed the movie Barcelona that came out in 1994 you can give this a miss. It's not necessarily terrible just a marginal remake. I had to fast forward through scenes with Rebecca Hall as she was astoundingly bad to be in a movie with so many good actors.

A very uncharacteristic Woody Allen movie which does not take place in New York, and it not particularly comedic, but is very good. The cast is terrific. A young Scarlett Johannson stars as a follow up to the Steamy Allen thriller, Match Point. Javier Bardem is great as the central figure of this romantic adventure. Rebecca Hall and Penelope Cruz are great. This is a very interesting movie. The scenery and the landscapes are beautiful. This is a fun, and unusual time.

An enjoyable film. Charming performances. Nothing interesting in terms of plot. Fairly predictable. I like that it had a brisk pace to it. Didn't overstay its welcome. Gorgeous locales. Pretty people to look at. The plot wasn't silly, but it wasn't pretentious or over-serious either. No, there's no deeper message or moral to the story, but do we need that? As a piece of 90 minute entertainment, I thought it did a good job. Probably won't be watching it again in a hurry. Helps that Penelope Cruz was an absolute firecracker (performance-wise, and looks, of course).

A very well done done film in every aspect...The characters were well developed and the fact that they were all deeply flawed made them believable...The film blended multiple characters' internal struggles into a fluid tapestry, all working together...You liked and disliked every one of the main characters...The narration was very fitting of the presentation of the film...Somehow, you rooted for the bad guys as the bad guys weren't really bad, and you really didn't feel bad for the innocent bystanders...Sometimes life is flawed and it's ok if every story doesn't have a fairy tale ending...I would categorize this as the epitome of what an Independent rom-com should be...Masterful performances by all involved...If you couldn't feel the emotions, you probably live a numb life...

The premise of the movie is great and so is the acting. All of this was utterly destroyed by a moronic narrator/narration that dominates the entire film. The narrator has an annoying voice and the narration is an absolute insult to the audience's intelligence over explaining everything taking place in the movie. Whoever decided to destroy the watchability of this film by adding the idiot narrator should be run out of Hollywood.

One of my favorites by Woody Allen in his filmography 15 years later 4 amazing leads in here; Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, and my first introduction to Rebecca Hall Vicky and Cristina are best friends taking a vacation to Barcelona Vicky is intellectual, engaged to be married and studying Catalan for her masters degree while Cristina being neurotic is a former actress looking for love rather than hopping from relationship to relationship One night they both run into an artist named Juan Antonio who tries to romance both of them Of course Cristina is the only interested party involved Vicky starts having mixed feelings about where and what she wants Cristina makes it official with Juan but has to put up with the fact his sultry ex-wife Marie Elena walks back into his life She needs help obviously from an attempted suicide after her marriage fell apart Woody Allen knows his actors and his characters Everything works here from the dialogue exchanges to the directing to the acting to the beauty of Barcelona as a backdrop full of inspiration and cultural significance The trick is to live life not accept it, there's no need to constantly put labels on everything, there's a difference between being in love and loving someone, can only unfulfilled love be romantic? There's plenty of reminiscing about the subjects of love, romance, sex, marriage, and what we actually look for in life to fully satisfy us This is mainly about the fascinations and complications of entering into a bohemian's lifestyle Very grounded in reality with both of these women feeling like real people juggling human relationships Allen succeeds yet again with great actors in a lush, exotic setting

Filme espetacular! Rebeca Hall e Scarllet brilhantes nessa comédia/drama com romance. Não preciso nem falar da Penélope Cruz, que não prometeu nada mas entregou tudo.

A complex view of relationships.

Woody Allen's got his own host of issues, but the guy is one of the few that still practices what has become a lost art - making a complete, satisfying movie in about 90 minutes. An interesting take on romance, which Allen has explored throughout his career, usually as a removed observer, maybe cracking jokes because he felt worried about what sincerity might require. But in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, there not so much humor as there is tragicomedy; hot-blooded emotion is intoxicating and makes you feel alive, but is also doomed to be perpetually self-destructive. The characters that dare to drink from a poisoned cup of passion find their hearts soar, but the unpredictability that makes life seem so lovely is also their ultimate undoing. Per Allen, the only way out is to compromise, to settle. To live a humdrum life of tediousness where things happen and the current simply carries you along. That's the element of melancholy that frequently gets brought up over the course of the film, that all romance is destined for inevitable decline, like a star that burns itself out; your only choice is to see it burn bright and end explosively, or quit cold turkey and live with regret. It's not what you'd call a major work for the writer-director, but that's more by virtue of him having such a high-reaching body of work; it's certainly among his better films this side of the turn of the century, and features fine performances and particularly good management when it comes to tone. If only this had taken place in Ibiza, then this could have been called Vicky Crithtina Ibitha. (3.5/5)

This was great rom com. Perfect for a fun movie night!

The locations and cast can only carry Woody Allen's intimate indie so far. This is by no means in the same league as the standard romantic drama of it's era but it's no homerun in regards to characterization or story.

Vicky (Rebecca Hall) views romance from a conservative angle, seemingly content to settle for blue-chip stock so as not to put her emotions at risk. Her friend, Cristina (Scarlett Johansson), is quite the opposite, willing to risk her emotions to experience all that love potentially has to offer. However, the tables slowly turn when, on an extended vacation in Spain, they meet a charismatic artist (Javier Bardem) and his tempestuous ex-wife (Penelope Cruz). Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona puts a refreshing spin on an often tired romance genre, filled with smart dialogue, natural performances, interesting characters, and some lovely scenery. The presence of a narrator, pervasive throughout, does wear thin over time and sometimes hurts the narrative flow, despite providing key elements regarding plot and character.

🇪🇸 Written and directed by the controversial Woody Allen, this film follows two female friends, Vicky and Cristina, who go on a summer holiday and have an illicit affair with a handsome painter and are unaware that his ex-wife Maria Elena, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture. Allen's style is not a favourite of mine, unfortunately, and this film proves my point. The constant and expositional narration was sadly the wrong decision, but the cinematography and great landscapes are outstanding, as well as Penélope Cruz's performance as a mentally and emotionally unstable woman with very natural sudden outcries in her both languages. She won an Oscar for her role, as well as many other awards and she deserved it. But she's basically what stands out the most.

A fairly good movie spoilt by an unsatisfying ending.

Classic neurotism in a mélange of eroticism à la Woody Allen; -This film revels in the stupidity of the ménage à trois, paying homage to the confusion at the same time as mocking it.