Sharp!

Rating: 9/10 (25 December 2012)

Compelling! Every minute is enjoyable, especially if you are a Woody fan. The characters are so predictable and right of the bat we know who is going to deliver the drama, who will be comedic and who is going to be the tragic one - you just sit and wait anxiously for the bomb to explode, fantastic!. I was not entertained by the male protagonist but they rarely are.
So Johansson is herself, the poor thing cannot act to save her life but she fits her pigeon-hole just fine, the British chick is cast as the annoying uptight sidekick and delivers on that front plus she is the real eye candy here not Johannson.
The whole movie is stolen by Cruz, who is as hysterical, unpredictable as only the Spanish can, she has the charisma in buckets. One star less because we do not really see how beautiful Barcelona is and it is a big let down. Shame the city partially paid for the movie to be shot and it is not featured heavily, I would expect more. Anyhow, money aside, Allen is here in his top form, highly recommended watch.