Not his best film, but a very enjoyable experience and head and shoulders above most of the films Hollywood craps out. Broken Embraces is visually and aurally stunning, well-acted, and, in typical Almodovar fashion, effuses an enormous love for movies and moviemaking. A film lovers filmmaker.
And then there’s Penelope Cruz. In her Hollywood films, she is merely cute, an inconsequential actress making inconsequential films. But with Almodovar, and most specifically with his last two films, Volver and Broken Embraces, Cruz has been inducted into the pantheon of luminous European actresses.
Score: 78%
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