Two Different Films

The usual two this week. First up is the new Woody Allen film Vicky Cristina Barcelona. I loved this film. I really thought it was one of the most enjoyable films of the summer. The cast here is really top notch. Rebecca Hall was great as Vicky and provided a nice contrast to Scarlett Johansson's more adventurous Cristina. Javier Bardem was effortlessly charming in his attempts to woo both women. And Penelope Cruz. Penelope Cruz was fantastic. In my opinion, she's not in the film enough. I loved her in this role and I also loved her chemistry with Bardem. It must have been a blast for this real life couple to play opposite each other here and it really shows through on screen. Like any Allen film this one really lives on its dialogue. And it's great; sometimes poignant and touching and often funny. The narration was also terribly fun. It had a very Royal Tenenbaumian quality. Allen shows that sometimes less really is more.

The other film this week was Mirrors. Don't laugh, it actually didn't completely suck. The premise is kinda goofy and I enjoyed the film a lot more once it got into the mystery of why the mirrors were doing their evil work. But it had a couple of redeeming parts. The Amy Smart death scene for one was brutally awesome.

Oh and I forgot to mention that I saw Tropic Thunder again. Even more hilarious the second time! Get some!