Via a very early Variety review. The film doesn’t come out until early November. Should Sony Pictures Classics be pretty annoyed with a review this soon?
“Partly a film about films and partly a film about love, Pedro Almodovar’s “Broken Embraces” can’t quite decide where its allegiances lie. A restless, rangy and frankly enjoyable genre-juggler that combines melodrama, comedy and more noir-hued darkness than ever before, the pic is held together by the extraordinary force of Almodovar’s cinematic personality. But while its four-way in extremis love story dazzles, it never really catches fire. The Spanish helmer’s biggest-budgeted and longest movie to date will get warm hugs from local auds on release March 18; headed for Cannes in May, it goes out Stateside via Sony Pictures Classics later this year.”
We still obviously look forward to this no matter what. Even an Almodovar misfire is generally more engaging than half the films out there. We seriously can’t remember the last time he made a flat out bad movie, if ever.
Here’s a few scene in Spanish without English subtitles. More are here. Alberto Iglesisas’ moody score sounds beguiling.
