Julieta

"The Spanish auteur offers up his most sincere drama (...) While 'Julieta' represents a welcome return to the female-centric storytelling (...) it is far from this reformed renegade’s strongest or most entertaining work." 

"A wash in color, feminine psychodrama and heightened emotion, 'Julieta' is a classic Almodovar film, or, more accurately, a classicized version of the Almodovar films his fans have come to adore (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)" 

"Suárez suffers with a dignity reminiscent of Bette Davis and other great screen heroines of the past (...) A worthy and welcome addition to his canon" 

"The clash between the stoical sorrowing of Munro’s characters and the director’s more unembarrassed instincts is exactly what tenses the tale and makes it so hard to forget." 

"Almodóvar’s 20th feature and his best, in my view, since “Volver” a decade ago, is a film of such quietly assured mastery that it reminds you American cinema today has virtually no one comparable to him. Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)" 

"It’s a solid enough assembly to satisfy the director’s most passionate devotees worldwide (...) However, less invested viewers may feel nonplussed by the script’s meandering, unresolved mysteries, abrupt and untidily managed narrative bombshells, and quizzically motivated characters." 

"There's not a scene in this film in which there is not both something to see and an acting moment to savor, as well as some nuance or implication or suggestion to ponder."