I find Almodovar's output rather uneven, but this film - for me - is him on top form. I think one of the main reason's why I like it so much, is the...
Almodovar has certainly attained a level of confidence, technical expertise and maturity that I found lacking in some of his earlier films. This was evident...
"Why darling, it's a country house murder mystery, how frightful"; or rather more to the point, how frightfully boring. Well of course we all know 'Robert...
In the opening scene of this movie, wiseacre detective 'Al Pacino', travelling in a car with eager young tec 'Hilary Swank', states that he likes to chew gum...
What a great film this is! I have never seen it all the way through before, until now that is. It's quite schizophrenic in it's mood, moving from quirky...
Although I quite enjoyed this film, I too was dissapointed that it had a fairly poor plot, and some uneven acting from Pacino. I think you hit the nail on the...
Be sure to check out the original '97 film (it's available on DVD from Criterion) if you haven't already. There are huge story and character changes in the...
Hello All from not-so-sunny Florida where they are incapable of coming up with an accurate voting system. Well, Back to the point. I am Erica and I am very new...
Hi Erica, and welcome to the list. I'm a fan of Almodovar's later films, rather than some of his earlier ones. My favourites are The Flower Of Her Secret, All...
Whilst not claiming ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE MIDLANDS is of quite the same vintage as A ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS, what it does do is confirm that `Shane Meadows' is...
I rented this from MovieMail on the basis of the lavish praise the film has recently received on its DVD release. I must say that I'm disappointed. Yes, this...
It's so rare for a sequel to match the quality of the original film, and this one is no exception. It has it's funny moments (I'm sad enough to find the...
Well my first reaction at the end of this was, can I ever go to a conventional cinema again. Yes it was that good, and leaving aside the subject of this film...
I haven't seen this for many years - probably since it first came out. Watching it again on the recently issued DVD, I am struck with just how great a film it...
You certainly couldn't label this a sophisticated comedy. It's full of gross caricatures, and the sort of routines that you've seen in a thousand movies of...
Hey guys, My name is Sherry and I'm new to this list. I live in Northern California (near San Francisco) but I'm originally from Los Angeles. Anyway, I have...
I found this film very uneven. I think this is a lot to do with the fact that large sections of it are looking pretty dated now. All that hip sixties stuff...
On the whole I have to agree with you on this film although it is just a tad pretentious in its attempt at the surreal. Where I disagree is about the "silly...
Yes, some good points. I think I was a bit flippant in my sixties comment, and put it rather badly. What I meant was that, to me at least, it did not look...
I wasn't really expecting much from this film. Another one of those actor turned director efforts. I had heard, though, that it wasn't too bad. To some...
This film is always a delight. Yes, its sentimental and full of posh accents, but it has a real humanity to it. The script is excellent: finely structured,...
HHmmm Noel Coward was very keen on the idea of marital infidelity but not really surprising as he was not the marrying kind! From the point of view of...
I enjoyed Panahi's "The White Balloon"; this, if anything, is better. The narrative follows various Iranian women in Tehran, in a beautifully realised...
War movies, especially the traditional kind, don't usually do much for me. By some twisted logic, I often find action and adventure stuff quite boring....
Interesting Fact Number One: The American constitution refuses to recognise the status of any ethnic group (i.e. you are either American or you're not), with...
A fine, tender study of a fraught Mother/Daughter/Father relationship. The Mother is dominated by an irascible and selfish Father (who beat both her and his...
Crikey, the last time I was this scared at the cinema, was when the girl at the Prince Charles told me my membership had expired, and that I would have to pay...
