Volver - 2007 Movie Review



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Volver - 2007

Movie Reviews -- week of 02/11/2007

VOLVER

RATING
4 out of 4 Stars
CAST & CREW
Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura
THEATRICAL RELEASE
01-26-2007
MPAA RATING
R
RUNTIME
2 Hour(s) 1 Mins
RELEASE COMPANY
Sony Pictures Classics
GENRE
Comedy

Review: Life and death are at the core of this story of Spanish women. Raimunda (Penelope Cruz) has a difficult life. Married to a rotter named Paco who offers nothing but pain to the household, she struggles to make a decent home for herself and her daughter. Sole, Raimunda’s sister, runs an illicit beauty salon in her apartment and barely makes ends meet.

The two sisters are linked by a devotion to their elderly aunt, their dead mother’s sister, who depends on them for companionship. And it is the passing of that aunt that changes their lives forever.

But this is not a tender story of family ties and devotion; rather it is a tale of crime, mystery and intrigue directed by the Spanish master, Pedro Almodovar. Be prepared to feel part of a violent, troublesome and sometimes humorous crime cover-up and some sharp twists of plot. Remember, “volver” means “to return.”

by Mary Morgan is a member of the St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association.

2007 Movie Reviews

Action Adventure	Comedy	Drama	Childrens
The Bourne Ultimatum Fantastic Four: Silver Surfer Pirates of the Carribbean: At World's End Rush Hour 3 Shooter	Hot Fuzz Knocked Up Ocean's Thirteen The Simpsons Movie Superbad Volver Wild Hogs	Freedom Writers Fracture Gracie Mr. Brooks Perfume Premonition Reign Over Me The Hoax The Astronaut Farmer	Bridge To Terabithia Happily N'ever After Last Mimzy (The) Meet The Robinsons Shrek The Third Stardust Surf's Up

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