Bawdy, sexual, comedic, highly emotional and full of love.

This self-styled 'screwball melodrama,' a dance of grief, comedy, coincidence and resilience -- has a genuine emotional impact unlike anything Almodovar has done before.

An emotional film about parental love found in places where you'd least expect it.

Almodovar knows how to tug on the heartstrings, and his filmmaking skills are well-displayed. Nonetheless, some fans might come away disappointed.

All these characters are a bit beyond the pale, but Almodovar invests them with more humanity than he has in previous films. And all of them, despite the craziness of their lives, just keep on truckin.'

Gay filmmakers like Almodóvar may be providing a last refuge for decent parts for women, and for wholehearted melodrama in our hyperironic age.

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Affecting, wonderfully acted, but oddly quaint drama

Strikes a fine and effective balance between melodrama and madcap.

A dizzying, marvelously acted rush of a movie that may, after more than 20 films, finally give Almodovar a wider crossover appeal.