Wife and I watched Vicky Cristina Barcelona this weekend. It was an enjoyable movie. I got a little sleepy at about the hour mark, which was about at the height of all the Spanish guitar and Spanish-speaking dialogue, but before the part where ScarJo and Penelope Cruz make out; otherwise, it kept me engaged. My only advice to others would be to tread lightly in watching this movie with your spouse. There are several places in the movie where expressing your preferences for what the characters should do might get you in trouble. Think twice before you say these things out loud: “That Vicky is so uptight”, “Well, yeah, you girls should get on the plane”, “She should dump that guy”.
Tune in next time to this space for my mock interview with Woody Allen. Here’s a preview:
Me: In this movie, there is a lingering kiss between Scarlett Johansson and
Penelope Cruz. Was this a difficult idea to sell to the producers, or to anyone
involved in the distribution of the movie, because it might be
controversial?
WA: One night I had a dream where Scarlett and
Penelope were at my house watching Friends reruns, and they started making out
on the couch during the commercial. I woke up, but thought, hey, I’m a famous
writer and filmmaker. I can make this happen.
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