Real life experiences

Rating: 10/10 (14 September 2008)

Vicky Cristina Barcelona is about two best friends and the summer they spent in Barcelona, one while working on her master's and the other looking for her meaning in life. While in Spain, both fall for the same man, a painter who's outlook on life is not typical. Going into the movie I didn't really know what to expect. Having seen only a few of Woody Allen's movies, like Scoop and Match Point which I greatly enjoyed, I was excited about the movie. What I found was well beyond expectation. The movie had a truth behind it that is rarely found in film, especially in ones that come out of Hollywood. It does not have a happy ending, rather one that would actually happen in real life. If you're looking for a happy ending, stay away. If you're looking to feel better about yourself because you don't know what you're doing or you are lead into a decision that you are expected to do and hate, you have to see this.