Woody Allen's latest, starring Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem, again tries to balance comedy and drama. Again, the result is off-kilter
di Kenneth Turan The Los Angeles Times
Like shipwrecked sailors awaiting the return of the hero sent for help, comedy-deprived moviegoers are desperate for the return of the old Woody Allen, the one who made them laugh. Each new Allen film is frantically examined as soon as it appears on the horizon: "Is that him? Is he back? Please, God, let him be back."
This frenetic searching has been going on for so long that Allen spoofed it in 1980's "Stardust Memories," having aliens from outer space yearn for "the early, funny ones." But as much as we'd like it to be true and despite what you may have heard, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" is not the return of Woody Allen. [...]
di Kenneth Turan, articolo completo (4857 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 15 agosto 2008
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