Review of Julieta (2016) by Aidan C — 03 Jan 2017

A lesser Almodóvar that still retains a degree of his mystique.

This review of Julieta (2016) was written by Aidan C on 03 Jan 2017.

Julieta has generally received positive reviews.

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By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Capital Times (Madison, WI) (875) on 13 Apr 2017

Julieta may not be top-tier Almodovar, but a collaboration between him and Munro, two artists who have spent their lives going deep into the…

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By Charlie E (185) on 17 Mar 2017

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By Simon P (766) on 13 Mar 2017

This tale of regret and grief is as beautiful (and sexy) as it is painful. Almodóvar knows women very well…

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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 Matt C (2,668) on 13 Feb 2017

In the world of storytelling, melodrama is so often used as a bad word, implying hackneyed dialogue and excessive performances to compliment…

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By Rick Kisonak (485) for Seven Days (657) on 30 Mar 2017

Julieta has been called a departure for the filmmaker…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 28 Mar 2017

Designed, acted and composed with characteristically admirable intention and intelligence, but it doesn't aspire to the pitch of delirium that…

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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 Tomas Trussow (247) for The Lonely Film Critic (186) on 03 Oct 2018

[Almodóvar] continues to be a leading figure in telling women's stories, and pulls this one off with just enough majesty to keep you in its sway…

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By Katrina R (85) on 01 Apr 2017

Subtle, moving, intimate, and unpredictable. This story unfolds and tells a story through metaphors and atypical plot twists and turns…

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