2008: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Woody Allen takes his usual spiel to Spain with this relationship comedy in which two American girls - one with a taste for the solid life, the other looking for passion, etc. - fall for a mediterranean Romeo with a violent ex wife. While the latter two roles are well filled by Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz respectively, Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson do less than stellar jobs in the first two thirds of the title roles. (Barcelona, as far as I can tell, looks fine.) Tight screenplay, good ending, 7 points.