Movie Info
Genre :
Adventure, ComedyRelease Date :
November 03, 2006 (NY, LA)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Pedro AlmodovarStarring :
Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics 
Readers 
[Rate It]
“..ultimately satisfying..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..the overall impact it has is quite limited..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
“..the entire cast is wonderful..”
by Pam Grady [Reel]
“..just as funny as "What Have I Done," but it's also more sanguine and complex..”
by Carina Chocano [Los Angeles Times]
“..For a black comedy whose tangled sequence of events is completely improbable, Pedro Almod?var's "Volver" feels absolutely authentic..”
by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
“..an exceptionally well-crafted work..”
by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]
Review rate : B
“..a solemnly flipped-out soap opera of love, family, and the ties that blind..”
“..a solemnly flipped-out soap opera of love, family, and the ties that blind..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
Reviewed by Rob Nelson [Village Voice]
Reader's Reviews
masterpiece for me,the best film of the year. Penélope Cruz deserves, at least, an OSCAR nomination! Pedro Almodovar is a genio.
posted by galia on Nov 09, 2006