Penelope Cruz is Exceptional - Movie is mediocre

Rating: 4/10 (23 February 2009)

Woody Allen makes two types of films; the witty crime caper and the life affirming romantic comedies. This undoubtedly falls into the latter category.
I love and rate Woody Allen (my favourites include; Cassandra's Dream, Scoop, Match Point, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion and Small Time Crooks), but I am categorically bored with all his attempts at romantic comedies (Annie Hall  Overrated and boring) and where the only plot is for the characters to better understand them selves or their lovers, partners or who ever. I just don't care.
I guess in films like this, you have to really be able to see yourself in one of the main characters to really appreciate what is going on. Vicky  a woman, Cristina  a woman and Juan  a womanising eccentric artist. Unfortunately, as the two title characters belong to the opposite sex, I could not relate to what they were going though, as for Juan his character only exists in books, movies and possibly Barcelona.
I didn't find the film funny, or even remotely entertaining. Saying all that the film still has an outstanding element to it, and that is Penelope Cruz, beautiful, crazy and most of all interesting. Watch the movie just so you can fall in and out of love with Penelope as the movie progresses.