Did you see what Sarris wrote?: "I may still give an edge to 1979’s Manhattan and 1977’s Annie Hall, but not by too much."

I've seen reviews praise VCB, and some trashing it (one reviewer said this made him give up on Woody for good or something), but Sarris' comment made me want to see what PTPers thought of it.

>And Scarlett Johansson? She should make movies for eight-year
>olds, because that's where her acting skills lie.

What did you think of her in Lost in Translation?

>But Penelope Cruz? In her abbreviated stint on screen, she
>tries her damndest to inject a little life and credibility
>into the story. It's the type of bursting supporting
>performance that can get award consideration if it weren't so
>undercut by the aforementioned narration, a couple
>embarrassing montages, and a general lack of development. Was
>Woody rushed or did someone steal a reel of film? I say this
>because her scenes seem to jump so suddenly. If anything, the
>triangle between her, Johansson, and Javier Bardem should have
>been the main storyline and not just an excursion. This is
>not to hold anything against Rebecca Hall, because she's not
>bad, it's just that she's stuck in a bad movie.

What % of screen time would you say Clarkson, Bardem, Cruz, and Hall respectively had?

I appreciate your write-up, but I don't have any response to your criticisms because I haven't seen it yet.