Sweet, romantic, terrifically acted if flawed film

Rating: 7/10 (10 July 2010)

For me this was not a one of Allen's great films, but was an entertaining, diverting one, with two terrific performances by Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, a very good one by Rebecca Hall, and a decent one by Scarlett Johanssen.
But Johanssen's character comes off as very shallow, so the complexity of her relationships with Bardem and Cruz never seem more than adolescent. I realize that's ultimately part of the point of the film, but here it's way too obvious from minute one, and keeps the film from feeling deeper and more complex. None-the-less, a romantic bittersweet film I've enjoyed well enough to go back and re-watch.