Volvi

DO NOT WATCH IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN 'VOLVER'!!!!

This was one of the best moments in Almodovar's new, rather low-key but still fantastic film, Volver. Everyone has said it's amazing and yea it really is. Not in the "Todo Sobre mi Madre" crazy story amazing, or "Mala Educacion" crazy noir fantastic, but in its own, demure, beautfiul characterization of women and the superstitions that surround both life and death in a small community. Penelope Cruz does a wonderful job crying her way through the whole thing, but it works, and finally people will be able to see her as the true actress that she is, and not the ditzy hot latina that appeared in Vanilla Sky. Here we get the Penelope from "...Mother" and "La Celestina", the secret weapon most of Latin America has been privy to for more than 10 years. Anyways, please go see this film, and if you don't like it immediately, give it time, as its images and themes will linger in your head for days.