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Barcelona (1994) Rank 5 Reviews
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Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Tart, well-written comedy from Will Stillman (METROPOLITAN) about two American cousins (Taylor Nichols and Chris Eigeman) living in said Spanish city in "the last decade of the cold war." The former is a salesman, the latter is a Naval officer and, ...read the complete Barcelona movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
"Barcelona had its inception in 1983...It was while editing Metropolitan that I started reconsidering...I found myself losing interest in Metropolitan's nominal protagonist, the male-ingenue Tom, and wanting to see more of the characters Taylor Nichols an ...read the complete Barcelona movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Barcelona is one of those movies that contains just about everything (and a lot of it) except action. The plot is a vehicle for the characters (and their intelligently-scripted dialogue) -- a method, as Stillman says, of viewing different ...read the complete Barcelona movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Ted Prigge
The two protagonists in "Barcelona" are cousins Ted and Fred (Taylor Nichols and Christopher Eigeman, respectively) who are living together in Barceloa, Spain over an unsaid course of time, which apparently isn't that long. Ted's a businessman, and a ...read the complete Barcelona movie review at Ted Prigge
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Barcelona is a new film by director Whit Stilman (Metropolitan), basically following the lives of two young American males in late 80s Spain. The Cold War is still alive, anti-Americanism is rampant, and the sexual revolution has finally hit its peak ...read the complete Barcelona movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
San Francisco Chronicle (Michael Snyder)
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Scott Renshaw
Set in "the last decade of the Cold War," BARCELONA focuses on two Americans living in the Spanish city. Ted (Taylor Nichols) is a sales representative for an American motor company, wrestling with career and romantic uncertainties; his cousin Fred ...read the complete Barcelona movie review at Scott Renshaw
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Whit Stillman's "Barcelona" is a reminder that there is a broad strata of American society that goes all but ignored by the movies.His subjects are smart, intense but somewhat naive ...read the complete Barcelona movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Palo Alto Weekly (D. S.)
DVD Talk (Aaron Beierle)
"Barcelona" is a witty, well-acted feature that offers strong dialogue and two interesting lead characters. The film's DVD edition offers somewhat lackluster video quality, but decent audio and a surprising amount of good supplements. A worthwhile ...read the complete Barcelona movie review at DVD Talk (Aaron Beierle)
EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Darker and more acidic than Stillman's previous outing, this comedy, about two Americans at the end of the Cold War, could be described as Metropolitan meets Where the Boys Are meets The Year of Living Dangerously. ...read the complete Barcelona movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
UTK Daily Beacon (Adam Barnett)
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Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
The Book-Lover's Guide to Cinema (Matthew Gold)
Washington Post (Hal Hinson)
Edinburgh U Film Society (Ben Stephens)
New York Times (Lawrence Van Gelder)
"Barcelona" has the slightly chaotic feel of an autobiographical film. Mr. Stillman, who has lived in Barcelona and has a wife who was brought up there, makes little attempt to narrow his interests into a streamlined plot. So this anecdotal, sometimes ...read the complete Barcelona movie review at New York Times (Lawrence Van Gelder)
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Austin Chronicle (Brian Baker)
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