Volver - Critics Reviews

Volver is the latest movie from Spanish director Pedro Almodovar which has been incredibly well recieved in his homeland since it's release there early this year. The movie stars Penelope Cruz who won the best actress award at Cannes for her role as Raimunda, seemingly more comfortable in a movie in her own native language than some of her turns in American movies. Some tidbits from reviews around the web... "Almodóvar is a great filmmaker, and his skills remain intact -- Volver is polished, well-acted, completely personal cinema. Yet it still feels slight -- more a tapas than a meal". - Stephen Whitty, New York Star Ledger "A mature and beautifully told tale of family and the ghosts that haunt us". - Helen O'Hara, Empire Magazine "Volver is suspenseful, clever, gently funny and always emotionally resonant". - Claudia Pluig, USA Today "The movie is enjoyable, but not passionately engaging in the way we€™ve come to expect from Almodóvar, and it leaves you somewhat cold in spite of the warmth of Cruz€™s galvanic performance". - Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly The movie is currently on a score of 93% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, most critics mentioning that the movie should be the front runner for Oscar contention in the best foreign movie category. Volver clearly will be an acquired taste, but if you like emotional and grounded character driven drama's and don't mind sitting through subtitles then it might just be for you! source - rotten tomatoes