• PimvdB

    ★★★★ Watched by PimvdB 17 May, 2013

    class movie. Penelope at her best

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  • Ryan Kirby

    ★★½ Watched by Ryan Kirby 08 May, 2013

    30 Days 30 Countries Challenge; Day 8-Spain

    Volver is a quirky little dramedy with a little bit of a dark side to it. It doesn't shy away from the twisted elements of it's plot, but it instead focuses on the lighter and more endearing emotions that result from the darkness. Tonally, it reminded me a lot of 2011's The Descendants, minus all of the rich as fuck white people.

    The sentimental moments work pretty well, and the movie is good…

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  • JayKay99

    ★★★½ Watched by JayKay99 09 May, 2013

    Solid Almodovar film with some good performances. Although the score was manipulative and occasionally Almodovar can border on the ridiculous and the unrealistic.

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  • mvaningelgom

    ★★★★½ Watched by mvaningelgom 17 Apr, 2013 3

    Es la primera pelicula que miré de Almodóvar y me encantó. Seguramente voy a mirar sus otras peliculas pronto. A ver si son tan lindas como esta.

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  • Benjamin Tucker

    ★★★★ Watched by Benjamin Tucker 11 Apr, 2013

    I like a director who's unafraid to allow the inexplicable to happen. Who needs all the answers anyway?

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  • Sara

    ★★★★ Added by Sara

    Fue mi primera peli de Almodóvar.

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  • Michael Scott

    ★★★★★ Added by Michael Scott

    Another piece I wrote in 2006:


    For a film that tells the tale of a mother (Maura) returning from the dead to comfort her daughter, Raimunda (Cruz) through a stream of personal tragedies, Volver is perfectly titled. By rough translation it means to come back, and beyond the obvious reference to the plot, Volver is the film that has brought Almodóvar back to his birthplace of La Mancha. It also marks the first time in almost twenty years that the…

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  • Elliott F

    ★★★★★ Added by Elliott F

    A beautiful and vibrant opera out of the mind of Almodovar. Superb performance from Cruz.

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  • saraboggio

    ★★★½ Added by saraboggio

    Almodovar is a spectacular talent. His collaborations with Penelope Cruz are just... priceless :)

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  • Sean Wu

    ★★★★★ Watched by Sean Wu 20 Mar, 2013

    A gorgeous tale of empowerment and control among women. Has a brilliant and tight screenplay (sometimes funny), and a great (and sexy) lead performance by Cruz.

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  • NachoGrim

    ★★★½ Watched by NachoGrim 08 Mar, 2013

    _Experiencia Almodóvar 2013 - 4 días con Almó_

    No soy fan de la obra del director manchego. Tampoco soy fan de escribir criticas sobre sus obras, normalmente me resultan cargantes de un estilo demasiado particular que une el costumbrismo con el surrealismo. Cuando esos dos conceptos se unen, el costumbrismo se pierde quedándose un surrealismo falso, muchas obras llegan a ser culebronescas pero otras funciona. Para mi ver una película de Almodóvar es jugar a la ruleta rusa, con cinco…

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  • Bubs

    ★½ Added by Bubs

    Espanjalaista sisäsiittoisuutta. Penelope Cruz on qminta hottia!

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