I think the title of my review says it all. I am not a huge fan of Woody's movies, but this one is really outrageous. Surely there can be «easy viewing» in movies like «easy listening» in music, but here we're knee deep in glamour, it's overflowing in this «Manhattan in Barselona» exercise.
And look at «Catalan identity» student and her friend. All politically correct sexual tricks allowed by the for (PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexuality, and smoking) are employed. Nothing wrong with it, except for so shamelessly catering to the middlebrow mass market…
His «Match Point» is a very simplistic movie, but at least there's no attempt to deceive the viewer. The joke is a joke is a joke, and «Match Point» is even a sufficiently funny one. There's nothing funny about «Vicky Cristina Barcelona». It would have been plain boring if not for huge doze of glamour and hints at deep psychological/existential meaning.
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