One good, one bad

Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona was a disappointment. I consider myself a huge Allen fan, and I divide his films between Excellent and Masterpiece. This one, however, was kind of a joke. Despite the good performances by Javier, Scarlett and Penélope (and the gorgeous Rebecca Hall) the whole thing felt like a badly written, shot-in-three-days promotional film on Barcelona and Oviedo. To be avoided.
Burn After Reading, is, on the other hand, brilliantly cast and scripted. Even if it's not their best film, it's definitely one of their best comedies, and has some true genious moments. The impressive cast performs wonderfully, even if all roles are not exactly flattering. "Intelligence is Relative", the film's tagline, can be applied to everyone in the movie, and especially to CIA spooks. Don't miss it!