A genuine Romantic Comedy

Rating: 10/10 (14 February 2009)

It's such a bad idea that films like Vicky Cristina Barcelona was not released in theaters of India. I waited for DVD release since I am a big fan of Woody Allen. And the film lived up to its expectation. The narrations were well used to depict complexity of relationships. What blew me away were the intoxicating locations of Spain. The city of Barcelona and Oviedo are so romantic and artistic. Credit also goes to cinematography.
On performance side, Rebbecca Hall and Penelope Cruz were stand out. Rebbecca Hall as defensive but emotionally weak was pure fun to watch. Penelope Cruz gave the performance of life time. Her Spanish style English accent was genuine. I mean she was born to do this role. Scarlett Johanson is beautiful and convincing. Javier Bardem was also suitable as a painter. Background score gave feel of the movie.
Double thumbs up to Mr Allen, for this unadulterated romantic comedy. VCB is a sign of relief when stupid box office oriented films are flooding the Indian theaters.