Review of Volver (2009) by Jen T — 14 Apr 2012
Cruz unnecessarily wears so much makeup and shows so much cleavage that it's disturbingly distracting. This film is not even "cute" although that's what it tries to achieve. If it's trying to tell a story about women's strength over men's, the film has presented a very weak argument.
Women's social and physical burdens are significantly disregarded by murder, incest, rape, and death (not to mention the downplaying of each of these serious issues). The female bond among neighbours, friends, and families is also forced and unconvincing due to inconsistent (Cruz, the sister and the daughter), or lack of (everybody else), personality in the characters (for example, the sudden clinging of Cruz to her mother).
Ultimately this film's problem is it's not sure what its main point is and how it should be presented (lightly or seriously or romantically?). It ends up dabbing from each side dish and leaving out the main meal.
This review of Volver (2009) was written by Jen T on 14 Apr 2012.
Volver has generally received very positive reviews.
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