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Vicky Cristina Barcelona
The Weinstein Company

Vicky Cristina Barcelona reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 79 Metascore out of 100
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6.5 out of 10
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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexuality, and smoking

Starring Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem, Chris Messina, Patricia Clarkson, and Kevin Dunn


GENRE(S): Comedy  |  Drama  |  Romance  
WRITTEN BY: Woody Allen  
DIRECTED BY: Woody Allen  
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: August 15, 2008 
RUNNING TIME: 96 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA | Spain 
LANGUAGE(S): Catalan | English | Spanish 

What The Critics Said

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90
Village Voice Scott Foundas
Allen has crafted a wry and thoughtful film about the peculiar stirrings of the heart that is certainly his most accomplished piece of work since 2005's "Match Point" and arguably his funniest in the eight years since "Small Time Crooks."
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80
The New Yorker David Denby
Allen can be literal-minded about his thematic polarities, but, in this movie, he has put actors with first-class temperament on the screen, and his writing is both crisp and ambivalent: he works everything out with a stringent thoroughness that still allows room for surprise.
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80
Variety Todd McCarthy
Offers potent romantic fantasy elements for men and women and a cast that should produce the best commercial returns for a Woody Allen film since "Match Point."
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80
New York Magazine David Edelstein
Ought to have been an eye-roller. What a surprise that it's so seductive. The Woodman lives!
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75
Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Woody Allen's sexiest movie ever.
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63
ReelViews James Berardinelli
An atypical Allen film. Some of his usual themes are present - in particular, his neuroses about sex and love - but this movie does not bear enough Allen hallmarks to single it out as his work.
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