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By Eleanor Ringel Cater (614) for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (910) on 21 Dec 2006

A movie with more in its heart than on its mind, Pedro Almodóvar's Volver doesn't approach the brilliance of his recent films Talk to Her…

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By Willie Waffle (1,383) for WaffleMovies.com (1,380) on 21 Dec 2006

A wonderfully talented cast led by the best performance Cruz has given in years, but I am not convinced it is the Oscar-worthy turn some have…

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By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Dec 2006

This gritty melodrama is tempered by surreal black humor…

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By Desson Thomson (1,673) for Washington Post (9,851) on 21 Dec 2006

This all makes for a deeply entertaining experience that engages our hearts as well as our funny bones…

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By Eleanor Ringel Gillespie (205) for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (910) on 21 Dec 2006

A movie with more in its heart than on its mind, Pedro Almodóvar's Volver doesn't approach the brilliance of his recent films Talk to Her…

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By Sean Burns (1,156) for Philadelphia Weekly (778) on 20 Dec 2006

It's a lovely little movie, but also sort of a wispy one…

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By Marcy Dermansky (134) for About.com (1,470) on 13 Dec 2006

Volver has it all: comedy, drama, Penelope Cruz, death and unexpected life, perfectly strung together with a little old fashioned intrigue…

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By Christopher Smith (624) for Bangor Daily News (Maine) (624) on 11 Dec 2006

Pedro Almodovar's Volver stars Penelope Cruz in a comeback performance that's so good, it recalls the film's title itself…

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By Urban Cinefile Critics (1,069) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 08 Dec 2006

If ever there was such a thing as grand melodrama, many of Pedro Almodóvar's works would certainly fit the description, and Volver (accent…

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By Geoff Pevere (572) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 24 Nov 2006

A feast of colours, swooning camera movements, lushly orchestrated musical cues and meticulously fetishized symbolism…

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By Bruce Kirkland (531) for Jam! Movies (2,396) on 24 Nov 2006

A celebration of what women can and will do to survive this mortal coil. Penelope Cruz is transformed into a classic woman for all the ages…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 22 Nov 2006

The result is intoxicating; a free-spinning story that's by its end enormously satisfying, creating its own kind of magic…

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By Ruthe Stein (335) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 22 Nov 2006

Lower your expectations going into Volver and accept it for what it is: a ridiculously entertaining melodrama with loud echoes of Mildred Pierce…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 22 Nov 2006

It is refreshing to see Cruz acting in the culture and language that is her own…

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By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 22 Nov 2006

Compared to something as extraordinary as his Talk to Her, Volver may seem like a light little soap opera, but its strength, grace and resiliency…

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By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 22 Nov 2006

One of the amazing things about Volver is that Almodóvar once again manages to make a preposterous, overloaded plot seem sublime and organic…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (630) on 21 Nov 2006

The general rule in Hollywood is that an actress can give either a glamorous performance or an 'important' one…

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By Ethan Alter (997) for Show Business Weekly (8) on 21 Nov 2006

For all of the film's pleasures, it's missing the daring creativity that distinguishes the director's best work…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 21 Nov 2006

You always get more than one genre with this filmmaker…

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By Steve Rhodes (1,488) for Internet Reviews (1,487) on 21 Nov 2006

From start to finish, there is just nothing to Volver…

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