Review of Julieta (2016) by Fabian J — 04 Sep 2016

Serviceable back catalogue Almodovar melodrama.

This review of Julieta (2016) was written by Fabian J on 04 Sep 2016.

Julieta has generally received positive reviews.

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Almodovar's best effort in almost a decade (but let's admit that's not saying much)…

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By José Teodoro (48) for Cinema Scope (405) on 10 Oct 2017

it makes up in long-term resonance what it lacks in immediate closure…

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By Tim M (3,013) on 07 Nov 2018

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By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 09 Mar 2017

This is nothing if not an odd movie to encourage people to see. It's a graft of artistic forms, one atop another, that doesn't really take…

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By Ibrahim H (21) on 17 Mar 2017

Very touching movie. At some point, I thought the girl has joined a cult like Scientology…

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By José C (734) on 01 Apr 2017

Complejidad humana en lo simple. Es una pelicula dificil de agradar, muchas incognitas abiertas…

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By Martha K. Baker (133) for KDHX (St. Louis) (284) on 27 Aug 2017

Julieta interprets a woman's complex story, something Almadovar does so well, through a series of still lives: red frosting, a blue sweater…

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By John935 (47) on 30 Mar 2017

All Hail, Our First Great Transgender Film Director. Almodovar is a woman trapped in a man's body and this is irrefutable proof thereof…

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By Diana F (86) on 04 Mar 2017

Emma Suarez's breathless voice became irritating but all in all, even an okay Almodovar movie is better than most other's best…

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By Àdria P (5) on 06 Feb 2017

Thank the movie Gods for Pedro Almodovar. One of my favorite filmmakers of all time…

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