Woody Allen's latest movie, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, has been out for a while, but I finally saw it this weekend. It is the story of two girlfriends, Vicky, played by Rebecca Hall and Cristina, played by Scarlett Johansson, on a summer holiday in Spain. They are polar opposites, Vicky is the stern, smart girl who is engaged to be married and working on her masters degree. Cristina is a free spirit, who hasn't exactly found her place in the world yet. Of course they both fall in love with the same painter, Juan Antonio, played by Javier Bardem. Here is where it gets interesting. Juan Antonio sleeps with both girls, but starts a relationship with Cristina. As this is getting off the ground, his psycho ex-wife Maria Elena, played by Academy Award winner Penélope Cruz, comes back in the picture. The rest of the movie explores the entangled relationships of all the main and a few minor characters as only Woody Allen can do. Vicky Cristina Barcelona is not as heavy as Allen movies of old, but you can still see his fingerprints all over it. It is fun and the cast is excellent. While I would have given the best supporting actress Oscar to Viola Davis in Doubt, Penélope Cruz is wonderful and brings the edge this movie needed.
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