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(1 - 37) of 37 OFCS Rating: 92% Fresh Page   1   "Cruz has never been better or looked lovelier. The same could be said of Almodovar (well, at least the talent part)."   european-films.net   Boyd van Hoeij B+ "Volver is one of his most self-assured works, nestled into a style and filmmaking breadth that has officially become synonymous with the Almodovar brand."   DVDTalk.com   Brian Orndorf 4/5 "the mad spark which is Almodóvar's alone is only improving with each passing film"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti B+ "The way that Almodovar's resilient women rise above their traumatic pasts to serve one another and their community is a microcosm of idealized reality that welcomes scrutiny."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "The primary source of "woman troubles," men are, in the end, also irrelevant to women's patient, purposeful, and proud survival."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 5/5 "So how good is Spanish writer-director Pedro Almodóvar's latest effort? "Volver" (to return) is so mesmerizingly quirky that I sat through a screening with an injured right arm writhing with pain as I became immersed in the film."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 1.5/4 "...there's a lot here that works, but there's far more that's simply interminable."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair "... teeters delicately on the edge of black comedy while still warming the heart."   Portland Tribune   Dawn Taylor A "It feels like a Chabrol film."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz "One of Almodóvar's more subdued works, 'Volver' mixes genres but in the end achieves neither serious drama nor serious comedy."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Donald J. Levit 3/4 "Mildred Pierce won Joan Crawford an Oscar, and Almodóvar's quaint riff on the Michael Curtiz classic may do the same for Penélope Cruz."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez 3/5 "Pedro Almodóvar regresa a terrenos familiares: La Mancha, la comedia, la fortaleza femenina y, por supuesto, Carmen Maura. Un regreso esperado y satisfactorio."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio B "Doesn't have the emotional impact of Almodovar's best films, nor the whacked-out lunacy of his most outrageous ... but it's a satisfying and enjoyable film nonetheless."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B- "Moderately enjoyable, but a step back rather than forward."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "Touches the heart with its wonderful portraits of Spanish women whose nurturing and loving powers are a stay against the powers of violence and death."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat A "Women's Troubles, were it not so euphemistically uncouth, would've been an excellent alternate title..."   Cinepinion   Henry Stewart 3/4 "Although Volver has a tendency to stray too far down tangential paths, it is ultimately satisfying."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 9/10 "Click here to read review"   Kinoblog.com   Jaroslav Vishtaljuk 2.5/4 "A mixed bag, albeit one with significant signature style."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 8/10 "A women's film -- about women, fueled by the instincts of women -- that doesn't resort to obvious melodrama or push-button emotions."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen "[T]here can be no doubt that this is the work of a mature artist at the top of his game."   Pajiba   Jeremy C. Fox "Turn, turn, turn. Welcome to the strange and wonderful world of Pedro Almodóvar, one of the most stylish filmmakers working today."   In the Dark   Jonathan F. Richards B+ "Cruz is glorious to watch here, all voluptuous emotion and energy, a sure fire Best Actress nominee."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "Volver admittedly remains a rather slight work, neither as flashy nor as wildly unpredictable as his past few films, preferring instead a quieter elegance and more intimate tone than Almodóvar’s more elastic marvels of screenwriting architecture."   Not Coming to a Theater Near You   Leo Goldsmith 4/4 "Crammed with outrageous turns of fortune and quicksilver shifts in tone, Almodovar's film is held together by performances so subtle and complex it's hard to single out only one as exceptional."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh "I'm not supposed to say this, as a woman, as a film critic, and particularly as a woman film critic, but I'm not a fan of Pedro Almodóvar."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson B+ "Proves to be one of Almodóvar's most temperamentally restrained efforts, though such a muted tone doesn't detract from its emotional power."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 4/5 "Almodóvar retorna ao mundo das mulheres com seu talento e sensibilidade particulares e, no processo, retoma também sua habitual paleta de cores, cuja intensidade é proporcional à dos sentimentos que representa.""   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 5/5 "Far and away the best and most convincing work that she has ever done."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 4/5 "A deeply resonant, thought-provoking story about how making sense of the past can help clarify our present and future."   FilmFocus   Rich Cline B "A light, charming comedy with three murders and a death."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "...for a couple of hours, I was transported to Pedro's Spain."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 4.5/5 "The Spanish master brings his own story to the screen with intense emotion, vivid characterization (so rare in too many of his colleagues) and a marvellous sense of magic ..."   JWR   S. James Wegg 3.5/4 "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 in the film business today."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell "This is a movie about mothers and children that dispatches with the usual goopy sentiment. Volver reassures us that you can go home again -- if only in the movies."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 4/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito  (1 - 37) of 37 OFCS Rating: 92% Fresh Page   1