Is it just me or do Woody Allen films get better as he's getting older? They're not as frenetic and hurried as his earlier work...in general I'd venture to say they are actually like good chocolate. You just want to savor the bites and not rush through them. Perhaps it has something to do with his muse, Scarlett Johansson. In the past few years they have made 3 films together. Surely, that says something.
Whatever it is, I like it. "Vicky Christina Barcelona" is a fun, sexy, and shockingly insightful film that takes us on a summer journey to Spain with dear friends Vicky and Christina. One gets the feeling that Allen actually knows people like these characters that he created - they're a little lost, but very self-aware of their neuroses and conflicting ideas of what love is or what relationships should be. It's a little bit of an emotional joyride that raises loads of theoretical questions on romantic happiness but does absolutely nothing to provide any answers. It's a little treat...a decadent one to be sure.
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