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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Apr 9, 2006
Pros: Moving and offbeat
Cons: Some parts will be seen as either odd or offensive
Summary: (Author's note: This is a repost of a review I originally wrote in 2000. It was long overdue for an update and expansion.) Motherhood manifests itself in many ways, according to writer-director Pedro Almodovar in his 1999 Oscar-winning foreign ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 11, 2010
Pros: Eccentric characters drawn from all walks of life. Good writing.
Cons: Too much coincidence, unfulfilling, some acting irritated me.
Summary: All About My Mother has won numerous awards to include the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film. Based on the accolades, I was certain I would thoroughly enjoy this film. Although the film was artistic, engaging and brimming with ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 14, 2009
Pros: Everything
Cons: A couple of actors
Summary: *** I remind you that English is not my mother language, so I'd be really thankful if you corrected me any grammar or spelling mistake*** "All about my mother" is one of my three favorite movies, together with "Cenizas del paraíso" ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 26, 2004
Pros: Unconventional characters, great performances, excellent cinematography, and strong script
Cons: Three solid themes but another that is too facile and simplistic
Summary: There’s a whole lot to like about this film. It’s got a superlative cast playing interesting and varied characters. There’s a splendid balance between melodrama and humor. The script is witty and sophisticated, with both irony and allusion ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 27, 2003
Pros: The actresses, interesting twist on subject matter for melodramas.
Cons: Possibly not for the prudish or conservative-minded.
Summary: I haven’t seen a lot of Pedro Almodovar’s films, but from the stuff I’ve been hearing the last few ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 18, 2003
Pros: Performances, the story, music, and the entire film
Cons: The tragedy WHAMS that make you want to strangle the director.
Summary: This is my second entry, in the “manly “ write-off, hosted by Hawgwyld (htt ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 9, 2002
Pros: Ironic thoughts on many levels.
Cons: Slow - have to read subtitles unless you learn some Spanish.
Summary: I first saw All About My Mother a few years back – which is quite surprising since if I remember correctly I first inadequately labeled it as a “chick flick”…and I normally avoid those movies unless I’m in the mood to tear apart a film – or ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 23, 2002
Pros: The directing is amazing; interesting story-line!
Cons: Transvestites, Prostitutes, very disturbing...
Summary: As this was my first foreign film, I did not know quite what to expect of it. I watched it in Spanish; I do not know whether or not it even comes in English, yet it did have English subtitles. Yes, that way English-speaking audiences can ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 1, 2001
Pros: There's a pretty good reason for Manuela to be so dull.
Cons: She's still dull.
Summary: The way I see it--and I'm very probably wrong--none of us would be surprised to see things working out along these lines: A) man cheats on girlfriend with future wife; B) man marries, but continues to sleep with girlfriend; C) man is out of town on a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 25, 2001
Pros: Well-acted, extremely nonjudgmental towards some pretty dodgy
characters.
Cons: Divides world into mothers or harlots(or both). Elusive if you don't worship divas.
Summary: The winner of the 1999 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Feature was Pedro Almodovar's "Todo sobre mi madre," a wildly-melodramatic yet heartfelt drama about the interaction of very different women in modern-day, crazily-transgendered Barcelona. The ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 7, 2001
Pros: A visionary director discovers a newfound sense of maturity.
Cons: Not enough people have seen it.
Summary: Without dropping any of his usual trademarks (garish colours, campy visuals, drag queens, frazzled women), Spanish writer-director Pedro Almodovar discovers a newfound sense of maturity with All About My Mother. Oscar-winner for Best Foreign Film and ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 26, 2001
Pros: Well acted, well directed film
Cons: The oddity of Cecelia Roth's role as mother.
Summary: This is one of the most interesting videos I've viewed in a long while. While its basic premise is about women (mothers in particular), it's view of women and those who would be women is astounding and yet quite credible.
The plot is about a woman ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 18, 2001
Pros: Beautiful cinematography, strong acting by Cecelia Roth and a nice dose of Bette Davis
Cons: The detached, improvisational tone holds viewers at arm's length
Summary: Let’s get one thing straight. I love chick flicks. I’ll take Meryl Streep, Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts over a bare-knuckled, Dolby-explosion, testosterone-octaned Jerry Bruckheimer blockbuster any day. I’ve just got this thing for chicks, see.
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 20, 2000
Pros: An EXCELLENT foreign film with depth
Cons: Can be difficult to find in America
Summary: Almodovar captures the essence of relationships (non-romantic) between women of all kinds in this expressive work. A wonderful drama in which a mother (Manuela) loses her only son (Esteban) as he tries to get an autograph from his favorite actress ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 11, 2000
Pros: Beautiful cinematography, great acting
Cons: Depressing, not light fare
Summary: Only a selected handful of films manage to be funny and extremely sad too. All About My Mother is one of those films. The movie, filled with beautiful scenery and gorgeous settings, has this ability to affect you by printing haunting images onto your ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 26, 2000
Pros: A tender and loving story told with subtlety and care.
Cons: The only redeemable "male" dies fifteen minutes into the film.
Summary: In Almodovar's world, there are no judgments about the choices one makes. Lifestyles, regardless of how controversial or confusing, are accepted by friends and family. Loving people and supporting them are the only things that matter. Those who are ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 31, 2000
Pros: Skillfully crafted movie with strong actresses
Cons: The pace of the plot may be a bit jagged and random
Summary: Well. Almodovar has done it again. After directing cult hits such as Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Pedro has directed another hit film: All About My Mother.
Known for his cooky ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 25, 2000
Pros: Highly entertaining
Cons: VHS has captions
Summary: I've decided to change my format and only write about the good ones. This will be my first entry which I wasn't to keen on renting since I'd heard very little about it. But this movie was highly entertaining. I recommend the DVD release if possible, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 19, 2000
Pros: Cecilia Roth's acting is outstanding, Cinematically interesting, Some heartfelt moments
Cons: Not for everyone -- sexual content will prevent some from enjoying this, and you may need to avoid this if you are still grieving a lost one
Summary: If you are familiar with Pedro Amoldovar's film work, you know that he featured Antonio Banderas in many of his early films and that he provides a forum for some of the best Spanish actresses to strut their stuff. You also know that his films are ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 5, 2000
Pros: good acting, good music score
Cons: good PR for Almodovar has some mistaking disparagement for sophistication
Summary: More than most directors I can think of, Pedro Almodovar has benefited from the critics' all too willing need to fall in step with one another in praising someone they perceive to be an artistic visionary to validate their own taste. Here again, with All ... read more
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After her son is killed in an accident, Manuela (Cecilia Roth) leaves Madrid for her old haunts in Barcelona. She reconnects with an old friend, a pre...
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A single mother in Madrid sees her only son die on his 17th birthday as he runs to seek an actress's autograph. She goes to Barcelona to find the lad'...
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Pedro Almodóvar directed this story of a woman and her circle of friends who find themselves suffering a variety of emotional crises. Manuela (Cecilia...
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A single mother in Madrid sees her only son die on his 17th birthday as he runs to seek an actress's autograph. She goes to Barcelona to find the lad'...
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Cecilia Roth stars in this celebrated film from Spanish director Pedro Almodvar. Distraught over the death of her teenage son Manuela drives to Barcel...
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