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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 26 Mar 2008

Penélope Cruz, who's been so painful to watch in English-language roles over the past few years, reminds us that she really can act; she just…

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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 09 Nov 2007

Yet the film, against my wishes, left me unmoved…

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By Jonathan Holland (58) for Variety (12,700) on 07 Nov 2007

Peopled with superbly drawn, attractive characters smoothly integrated into a well-turned, low-tricks plotline, Volver may rep Almodovar's…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 20 Aug 2007

Crammed with outrageous turns of fortune and quicksilver shifts in tone, Almodovar's film is held together by performances so subtle and complex…

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By Jonathan R. Perry (254) for Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (351) on 26 Apr 2007

Hollywood, take notice: If you hand Penelope Cruz a role with more depth than the paper it's printed on, this is what you'll get…

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By James Sanford (927) for Kalamazoo Gazette (860) on 29 Mar 2007

Until now, you may not have considered Penelope Cruz the modern-day successor to Barbara Stanwyck and Joan Crawford…

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By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 11 Feb 2007

a knowing treatise on the currents that run between mothers and daughters…

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By Dan Lybarger (786) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 11 Feb 2007

So how good is Spanish writer-director Pedro Almodóvar's latest effort…

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By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 10 Feb 2007

The Spanish master brings his own story to the screen with intense emotion, vivid characterization (so rare in too many of his colleagues)…

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By Michelle Orange (458) for Reeler (63) on 09 Feb 2007

In this hand-stitched, gentle giant of a film, return is recovery -- by its very nature -- and all ghosts are friendly if you'd only let them in…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 03 Feb 2007

Even if Volver sounds too high-concept for you, know that Almodóvar is smart enough not to rest on laughs alone, extending his premise to…

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By John Wirt (638) for Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (638) on 02 Feb 2007

Pedro Almodóvar gives Penelope Cruz a great woman's role that recalls the classic performances of Italian actress Anna Magnani…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 31 Jan 2007

The way that Almodovar's resilient women rise above their traumatic pasts to serve one another and their community is a microcosm of idealized…

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By Mike Ward (328) for Richmond.com (10) on 29 Jan 2007

Volver is far from a paint-by-numbers, Mad Lib of a movie, but rather a fresh and touching exploration of family, tragedy and second chances…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 29 Jan 2007

Almodovar treats even the most eccentric of the film's females with compassion, empathy, affection and appreciation…

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By Linda Cook (1,442) for Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (1,206) on 29 Jan 2007

Comedic soap opera meets ghost story in Volver, a haunting and often surprising story about a woman who faces challenges at every turn…

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By Philip Martin (1,107) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 27 Jan 2007

if Volver turns out to be more conventional than we might first suppose, Almodovar lets us down easy, with a deep and generous wit that…

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By Donald Munro (227) for Fresno Bee (603) on 26 Jan 2007

When the film does work itself up to a boil, it's worth the wait…

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By Sean O'connell (919) for Charlotte Weekly (185) on 25 Jan 2007

Supplying dialogue for multifaceted female characters isn't Almodovar's lone specialty, but it's safe to say he does it better than most people…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Orlando Sentinel (1,594) on 19 Jan 2007

It's clever and entertaining. It's marvelously deft, but never daffy…

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