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8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

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  1. jimmytancredi
    May 29, 2011
    8
    This movie certainly represents progresses in many of the most interesting aspects of Almodóvar's earlier works, the radical subjectivity of feelings, emotions and the exaggeration of strange mix of melodrama and comedy. Misunderstandings and confusion, as well as situations of vaudeville make the movie look like a comic farce, but firm touch of Almodovar's gift to make things different, with its exaltation of kitsch, gaudy colors and hyperbole.… Expand
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Metascore
85 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critics

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  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
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  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Rita Kempley
    80
    This is painless sexual politics, a fiendish comedy full of prickles and pain and the bright shiny pinks of a matador's cape. The farce falters from time to time, the pace is imperfect, but who can resist this "Twilight Zone" of limitless coincidences?
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  2. Time
    Reviewed by: Vincent Canby
    70
    The pace sometimes flags, and there are scenes in which the comic potential appears to be lost only because the camera is in the wrong place. Farce isn't easy to pull off, but Mr. Almodovar is well on his way to mastering this most difficult of all screen genres.
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  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    100
    The film is flushed with bright light and cartoon hues, nicely accenting the fast-paced stew of incidents.
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