Picturesque and of course wonderful

Rating: Null/10 (14 January 2011)

One word came to my mind when I saw this movie , and that word is picturesque. The only thing that could accompany the witty and charming dialog to make a great movie were some images of a great touristic country like Spain or Greece , in this case Spain was the choice!
The characters in this movie are very well defined. First of all we have Vicky , very conservative , moralist and kind of dorky , who only sleeps with a man if she's in love with him, then we have Cristina , very confused and frivolous , Antonio bohemian and charming and Maria the neurotic type .
Javier Bardem as Antonio was a very good idea . This guy can play anything , from a cold blood murderer like in "No country for old men" to a charming artist like in this movie . Also by letting his beard grow a bit and his hair long he can be quite handsome . His voice , his looks and the wide range of roles he can play in reminds me of Anthony Quinn back in the old days!
A big surprise was, in this movie, Penelope Cruz playing a neurotic Maria . This is a big change from the usual quiet and shy characters she use to interpret .
Overall a good movie , worth seeing twice in my opinion !