tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post6371272214654711180..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: Vicky Cristina Barcelona [2008]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-81494561915627277062011-07-10T01:42:08.251+05:302011-07-10T01:42:08.251+05:30Thanks Sam. Yes, as I mentioned in the review, thi...Thanks Sam. Yes, as I mentioned in the review, this is not a bad film at all - rather far from it. It was fun, breezy and enjoyable. It also had its moments of Allen-esque humour, and Barcelona was lovingly captured. But, unlike his more revered works, it didn't manage to be intellectually stimulating. The characters too failed to resonate with us as some of Allen's best characters have. Consequently it remains a good film without really being memorable.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-87016541638763112792011-07-10T01:26:03.581+05:302011-07-10T01:26:03.581+05:30I happen to concur with both you esteemed gentleme...I happen to concur with both you esteemed gentlemen on this one. It's a modest Woodman feature, but nowhere near the masterpiece level that so many of our esteemed and respected blogger colleagues have labeled it with. Cruz is impressive, and setting is employed effectively, but this is largely the NYC neurosis transcribed to the Spanish countryside with little to set it apart from his normal schtick. Again you framed it perfectly!Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-73012010925997101722011-07-08T01:11:41.970+05:302011-07-08T01:11:41.970+05:30Ha! More than my wife would like to know.Ha! More than my wife would like to know.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-63382787354589288092011-07-07T23:30:38.234+05:302011-07-07T23:30:38.234+05:30Thanks Jonny. Yeah, it was pleasing to the eyes, b...Thanks Jonny. Yeah, it was pleasing to the eyes, but wasn't great fodder for thought. Rebecca Hall is "one of [your' new-found crushes" you say? How many crushes you tend to have in a year/month? :DShubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-27710884571885208902011-07-07T23:18:10.983+05:302011-07-07T23:18:10.983+05:30Shubhajit, I feel about the same about this one as...Shubhajit, I feel about the same about this one as you do. It's solid Woody but not great Woody. I think Rebecca Hall and Penelope Cruz both give great performances though. Hall has been good in several movies lately like Please Give and The Town and is one of my new-found crushes. Johansson lacks a spark here though.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.com