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The Mississippi Mermaid review Almodovar's TALK TO HER!!!

Funny Though by Flipao	Apr 14th, 2002 08:29:52 AM
It's taken the man 20 years to be apreciated in both his country and the outside world :P. Someone give this man an European project.
It is a masterpiece by cifra2	Apr 14th, 2002 08:52:00 AM
I sent the review for Latin AICN about two weeks ago, and hasn't published yet (don't know why... Harry: what's up?). Maybe I raved it too much and they think I am Almod
my mini review... by Senorjerms	Apr 14th, 2002 10:36:23 AM
While in Valencia I too saw Almodovar's Hable Con Ella . It's neither as surreal nor as emotionally charged as Todo Sobre Mi Madre (1999) but has a greater sense of playfulness, energy and cogency. The story (really a situational framework onto which Almodovar staples his characters) centers around the parallel stories of Marco and Benigno, two men in love with comatose women. Marco, as the Spanish equivalent of the Coens' Ed Crane, spends most of the film pining for his bullfighter girlfriend Lidia and reacting to immediate stimuli, assumably as foil to the more complex narrative of Benigno/Alicia. While the Marco/Lydia affair is conducted in a primarily linear fashion, the depiction of the Benigno/Alicia relationship unfolds in a typically Almodovarian inversion of time. The virginal and possibly homosexual Benigno, (played perfectly by the flamboyant Javier C
My humble opinion.... by Bloke A	Apr 14th, 2002 08:15:07 PM
of having seen LIVE FLESH and ALL ABOUT MT MOTHER. After fist viewing Live flesh, my response was along the lines of "uhhhh, is that it?". Everything seemed very unoriginal and I didnt understand some of the decisions made by the characters. However I loved All About.., so maybe I just didn't "get" live flesh. I'll be keeping an eye on Talk To Her, but what's up with Penelope Cruz getting pregnant then dying in all of Almodovar's films (well the two I've seen).
Hitchcock's films can be called identical too... by Fatal Discharge	Apr 14th, 2002 09:19:01 PM
...so what!!???!! They're still great films, in my opinion. You go in knowing that you're in one of their films but it's the execution in great dialogue/acting/visuals/emotio n and the wonderful mastery of the director's style that makes almost every film of theirs a gem.
Not this time by Parla	Apr 15th, 2002 12:41:00 PM
Sorry but I do not agree with these reviews at all.. I think the problem with Talk to Her is that it does not have the cogency or energy that All About had. I did not get emotionally involved with the characters and therefore the story which could have been strongly emotional becomes a big joke. He abandons one of the most interesting characters (the bullfighter) and gives the character almost no development; a shame as this story could be very involving. Also, some of his usual gimmicks and standard characters simply don't blend in with the story and loose the humour they usually have. In general I would say this is his most pretentious movie; he is trying to evolve but hasn't found his timing or mark in this one.
the best Almodovar by VincentSpain	Apr 15th, 2002 03:11:26 PM
very funny and punk, some kind of spanish John Waters, If you can, you should see Pepi, Lucy, Boom y Otras Chicas del Mont
Almodovar rules, but ... by adrianmole	Apr 16th, 2002 11:29:23 AM
How can you review a movie where dialogue plays such a big part when you can't understand a word that is said or written on the screen? Does this place have any standards left for reviewers?

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