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Summary: Almodovar goes mainstream
Review: No doubt, Almodovar's most mainstream film. It is, nevertheless, a very taut and accessible film, with a glossier and more sophisticated look than any of Pedrito's previous efforts. Also, his most dramatic film to date.
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Summary: Strange, but undeniably entertaining
Review: Odd little film (even for Almodovar) that deals with the consequences faced by a prostitute's son when he shoots and paralyzes a police officer during a fight with a drug dealer...who turns out to be the cop's wife! Only Pedro Almodovar could have directed this strange little tale, adapted from Ruth Rendell's equally strange novel. It starts slowly, taking an almost aloof approach to the characters and situations, but once the plot swings into action, emotions and personalities (an Almodovar specialty) take center stage, and the film's tone begins to veer wildly from comedy to drama to tragedy to irony. Such a hodgepodge of moods shouldn't mesh, and in the hands of most other directors, this would be an incoherent mess. But Almodovar makes it work with strong characters and a remarkable sense of timing, both comedic and dramatic (especially near the end). Great performances (especially by Liberto Rabal, Javier Bardem, and the stunning Francesca Neri) are also a plus, and Almodovar was wise to pepper his film with strong personalities who make the emotional content of the film more believable, and certainly more palatable, especially when the viewer is subjected to sometimes wild swings in the film's tone. On a par with Almodovar's best works, such as "Talk to Her" and "Woman on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown."
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Summary: It is so Almodovar, just great
Review: Once again you get surprised by Pedro Almodovar, he has a very special way of seing everything. You can always expect everything from him. He is really good in this film. Maybe its not his best, but it is very interesting, original and amusing. I really advice you to see it
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Summary: Rich, Erotic And Full Of Energy.
Review: Pedro Almodovar's "Live Flesh" is a film noir full of style, exhilaration, richness and excellent erotic storytelling. Almodovar, the best director from Spain since the great Luis Bunuel, shows here a complexity in filmmaking few directors achieve. His screenplay here is exquisitly detailed in story and situations. The story by itself keeps us gripped and interested. The way the story unfolds has a lot of energy and Almodovar surprises us with revelations at every corner. To look at "Live Flesh" is to look at a great example of good foreign cinema, which sometimes vastly surpasses American cinema. This is great film noir.
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Summary: about the movie live flesh.....
Review: The story of this movie is very good but for those whom are collectors of lots of erotic natural art...stay away...as this movie onlt contains one scene at the bath tub(filled with water)...what I can say for the whole movie is very good narration of the story.
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Summary: Almodovar's twisty take on obsession and love
Review: The twisty plot, taken from a Ruth Rendell story, is handled adroitly, lightly, and concerns young Victor (Javier Bardem), imprisoned for the accidental shooting of a policeman: when released, he finds the girl he loves married to the now paraplegic cop. Almodovar has toned down the frenetic heat of his early comedies: this is an almost restrained, intimate picture of passion, jealousy and revenge, the vivid characters dignified by real emotion and motivation; and all this allied to the old Pedro's vibrant visual style.
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Summary: Awesome writing.
Review: This beautiful film shows the developement of Spanish society since the end of the Franco years by following a twisted tale of love and scandal. The emotions are awesome. I will remember the final line forever.
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Summary: Born badly, die badly?
Review: This movie has one of the most astounding openings, grabs your attention and keeps it from when the main character is born. I have been watching more foreign films for something a little different. This is from Madrid, Spain with nice yellow subtitles. I didn't have any trouble following the story, even if you don't read every word. It also has some beautiful Spanish music. After being sent to prison because of a woman, Victor decides to become the greatest lover in the world. There are many plot twists which I would not want to spoil for you. The actors and actresses are great, makes it all believable. It is such a twisted tale of 2 policement and 1 Victor. It also deals with abuse. I enjoyed this movie the first time I watched it and many times afterwards. "We are two teardrops in a song!"
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Summary: Among Almodovar's Very Best!
Review: This was the first Almodovar movie in which he used a higher picture quality, giving it a more hollywood look, ON THE SURFACE, but this is not hollywood-esque by any means other than that. The charcters are very Almodovar, in that most of them have serious issues. The Almodovar humor, like the grandma cutting the umbilical cord with her teeth, is there as well.The story has to do with Victor, a young, naive pizza delivery boy who has a quick fling with a drugged out daughter of an Italian diplomat. He eventually finds her, and gets involved in a scuffle with her in her apartment, causing some neighbors to call over the police. The police confront the couple, a shot ends up being fired, and so commences our bizarre, black comedy, tragic love story. The acting is great, great script, beautifully shot, it really is an excellent film. It is great to see legends like Pedro Almodovar continuing to get better and better. His last three have just been phenomanal, "All about my mother", "Live Flesh" and "Talk to her", can'd wait for his next release, "Bad Education" featuring Gael Garcia Bernal.
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Summary: Excelente
Review: Una de las mejores piezas de Almodovar, mi director español, preferido. Parece que le maestro se perfecciona cada vez mas. Es una pelicula obligada, para cualquier amante del cine de calidad.
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