Kevin Dunn

I was surprised to find this to be so easy to like. Sure, it's not a "high-concept" action movie, but it provides a good time. The characters are likable enough to spend 2 hours with, and Shia LeBeouf works well in his CGI surroundings. This is a better-than-average Michael Bay movie. (I give it 2 paws, since I can't give it 2 1/2, and three seems borderline.)

Most of action and a bit less of the charm of the original are on display here. You get more or less what was advertised: a loud, CGI-heavy, hit-or-miss humor-filled action movie. It's fun, but less so than the first.

This is one of my favorite "bad" movies if you will. I don't watch it to be enlightened. I watch it for Godzilla, the ramifications of radiological and scientific screwups, and Jean Reno. My only complaint, after repeated viewings was Big Z was shown. You saw his feet too many times, especially when he first attacks NYC. Just show his feet a couple times. Show his entirety more like the Japanese. That's why he's imposing

In college Cristina produced and directed a short film; a 12 minute work on the impossibility to define love. Woody Allen alludes to this fact early on in Vicky Cristina Barcelona; a clue into the nature of his own glimpse into loves irrationality. Vicky and Cristina travel to Barcelona, during their summer away from college; best friends with radically different views on life. Vicky seeks commitment and seriousness, a life of satiability. Cristina is her polar opposite, with passionate ever changing hungers, always acting impulsively and living for the moment. By chance the pair meets a dashing Spanish artist; Juan Antonio, who invites them to spend the weekend with him on the island of Oviedo, his lustful intentions never concealed. Despite the soon to be married Vicky?s objections, they travel to Oviedo on his request. Javier Bardem brings much more to his role as Juan Antonio than charm and seduction, his soul was deeply damage by his former wife, they shared a violent crazy love, and its end left him in a state of constant flux, unable to survive alone, but injured by his past relationship. On the island of Oviedo passion and desire are given into. Cristina begins a relationship with Antonio, and Vicky returns to thoughts of her fiancé, her feelings of what she wants forever changed by one weekend in Oviedo. As Antonio and Cristina explore their love, Vicky becomes conflicted by her own heart, her feelings are irreparably altered, one night of passion consumes her every thought and begins to dissolve her feelings of settling down. María Elena, Antonio?s former wife, played with wild creativity by Penelope Cruz, attempts suicide and finds herself living with and under the care of Antonio and Cristina, A strange three way relationship forms, beginning with distrust and jealousy, adapting into a friendship and eventually affection, a strange love emerges between the three, indefinable by convention Woody Allen has made an impressive film on the eternal themes of love and lust. The interconnected affairs and odd friendships that develop are explored in captivating detail. Not a love triangle but an octagon of messy connections and raw emotion, truly insightful and passionate filmmaking, utterly engrossing from beginning to end. With a wonderful Spanish teamed soundtrack that beautifully adds texture and dashes of culture. A persistence voice over is brilliantly used throughout the film, keeping the many individuals stories in concert. A large cast of great actors and actresses; all held hostage by there emotions, conflicted and struggling to define themselves, or to redefine themselves, a love story about the nature of love itself, in all its messy chaotic nature. I absolutely adored Vicky Cristina Barcelona, a beautifully crafted emotional masterpiece; exploring love in all its messy, blissful, chaotic, and sometimes even violent details. Vicky and Cristina are profoundly changed by their summer in Barcelona, everything they thought they wanted in life is thrown into question. It may be one of the greatest films on the subject of loves classification.

The entire movie revolves around giant CGI robots fighting each other--nothing else. And for providing these fun, entertaining robot fights, I give it some credit. The movie doesn't deserve anything more, however, for the mediocrity that surrounds the lame acting and idiotic script (which, for the most part, lacks characterization and intelligent dialogue). So if you're looking for a dumb, loud popcorn movie, look no further than Transformers. If you're in the mood for something a little classier, skip it. That's all there is to it.

I didnt feel like I was watching the sequal to the movie I loved. I was a little dissapointed. I kind of felt like I was watching a different movie all together than what I expected. Besides the throw back I thought the action was breathtaking and Shia was amazing but I was dissapointed in all the perverted material. I was set agast at all the bad humor.

there is only one word for this movie, fantastic. way better than the first and just as humorous. great action good cast and awesome special effects. if you havent seen it yet, your missing one of the summers and the years biggest and best movies.

Trust Woody Allen to stand out and make completely non standard movies. Cruz's role and performance is a big reason why the movie stands apart.

Brilliant!! I have seen this movie atleast 20 times and each time there is something new that i am awed about. The concept and the transformations are just out of this world. Amazing level of detail taken care of.

Look, I'm doing you a favor here. Don't waste your time with this garbage. About 1% of the film concerns the Black Dahlia and the rest is mind-numbing psuedo-noir fiction.