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You rated this movie: 3
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Reviewed by: Kurtz
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Volver review by Kurtz
Chalk one up for the matriarchal society!
(4) of (5) members found this review helpful.
Volver provides proof, if it were still needed, that the battle of the sexes has been decisively won by the girls' team.The women in this perky comedy-drama are all glamorous,resourceful and spunky, while the men are almost without exception feckless, venal and lazy and in some cases a lot worse besides. Any film made in the last twenty years that attempted to present women in such sweepingly negative terms would have been met with howls of protest.Perhaps Senor Almodovar didn't want his star turn Penelope Cruz to have to compete for the audience's sympathy with a mere male.In fact she does a great job here, and is far more appealing and less irritating in this film than she is in her Hollywood adventures.
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You rated this movie: 5
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Reviewed by: JD
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Volver review by JD
Cruz excels
(1) of (2) members found this review helpful.
In American films I find Cruz pretty but not inspiring. Spanish is clearly her medium. She was absolutely fantastic. The plot is bleak and the setting unglamorous but this film is eminently watchable.
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Recent Reviews of Volver by our members
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You rated this movie: 4
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Reviewed by: LH
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Volver review by LH
Powerful and engaging
(0) of (0) members found this review helpful.
This film has subtitles! Another triumph from Pedro Almodóvar ,Powerful and engaging, the beauty of this film is in the abundance of strong and interesting female characters. The film proves that Cruz’s personality is somehow lost in translation in a number of American films, In this film she protrudes passion and emotion in a way I thought not possible from the actress. If you’re looking for beautiful scenic romcom avoid, the sets are dull and the romance is scarce. The film when it comes down to it is really about death.
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