My wife and I saw "Volver" a couple of weeks ago. The Spaniards we saw it with said the subtitles did not afford us some of the foreshadowing that they picked up. We liked it anyway, even without the foreshadowing. It had its inconsistencies but it was enjoyable and I am not the kind of person that analyzes things in a fine tooth comb sort of way. I never assume standoffish rude people are really just shy, I just think they are rude. I like broad strokes. For my wife, the movie contained her two least favorite plot elements, (Caution : Spoiler) incest and adultery. This has really limited our choices in books and movies that we can enjoy together. For one, I'm a big John Irving fan, and it's just a fact that even the romantic comedies she enjoys so much often have less than faithful characters. She generally makes an exception for movies with Diane Keaton. I've digressed.
Volver is the story of three generations of Spanish women trying to cope with poverty, and the poor choices they made for men in their lives. The important male characters are dead for most of the movie and the only other male parts are peripheral. It's a movie totally driven by five female characters and the acting is really very good. Penelope Cruz is really the most beautiful actress in the world. I think that's a good sign that my tastes have matured. I used to think Eliza Dushku was the hottest, but I'm in my thirties now so it seems less appropriate to like someone associated with "Bring it On." Again, I digressed.
The bottom line is that this is a very good movie about women dealing with horrible personal histories, and Penelope Cruz is really very beautiful. The biggest problem might be that Penelope Cruz is too attractive to look like the poor character she portrayed. In the end everyone is happy but scarred for life by the nasty things men have done to them.
Volver is the story of three generations of Spanish women trying to cope with poverty, and the poor choices they made for men in their lives. The important male characters are dead for most of the movie and the only other male parts are peripheral. It's a movie totally driven by five female characters and the acting is really very good. Penelope Cruz is really the most beautiful actress in the world. I think that's a good sign that my tastes have matured. I used to think Eliza Dushku was the hottest, but I'm in my thirties now so it seems less appropriate to like someone associated with "Bring it On." Again, I digressed.
The bottom line is that this is a very good movie about women dealing with horrible personal histories, and Penelope Cruz is really very beautiful. The biggest problem might be that Penelope Cruz is too attractive to look like the poor character she portrayed. In the end everyone is happy but scarred for life by the nasty things men have done to them.
Interpolation regarding Penelope Cruz's Backside
Apparently it wasn't big enough. At least her director thought it wasn't big enough to play an ass of a woman who had experienced childbirth.
Cruz apparently became attached to her new backside and felt strange giving it up.
End interpolation.
In summary, we liked the movie. I would probably not see it again. Penelope Cruz is very attractive and there are better reviews of this movie everywhere which you can read with a simple Google search. I would only ask one question of moviegoers: Is the movie really that good, or are we so excited about a movie that focuses on women and their communication that we give extra credit to the movie for being novel and important. My own opinion is that there is probably some extra credit given, but it's also deserved.
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