DOAKS

Last night, with two friends, I went to see the new Woody Allen movie, Vicky Cristina Barcelona. The short review; Woody Allen is back. The movie was great. In fact, I almost titled this very post “The Return of My Woody”.

The longer review. Woody Allen does not act in this movie. That’s a good thing. Instead, his skills are used for the writing and directing the film. A decision that paid off big time.

I don’t want to spoil the movie for you. The movie takes place in Spain. It’s a romantic comedy with dysfunctional characters, including the angelic Scarlet Johansen. Penelope Cruz is fantastic as a deranged and passionate lover. Javier Bardem, the psycho from No Country for Old Men is just as convincing and enthralling in his latest role as a seductive Spaniard.

Rebecca Hall is so freaking cute.

I enjoyed the whole thing. One of my friends fell asleep and I had to force the second moron not to leave in middle for a nicotine break. This is a superb date movie not to be seen with boorish male pals.

The characters in Vicky Cristina Barcelona are rich and chiseled, as opposed to the typical shallow screen characters. It almost felt like I was reading a book.

Here’s the movie trailer: