Overlong, coming in the period where Pedro was still refining his work, this still has some moments.
The ridiculous women's prison sequence reminded me of Spanish (particularly Basque) women's dress sense a few years hence.
Unlike his more recent universally lauded work, the feel of a soap opera, or telenovela, is very prominent which makes proceedings seem a little uneven and some performances ( Juez, Lethal and Hugo) very indulgent. As their purpose was to outrage conservative Spanish audiences the silliness is allowable.
