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Pedro Almodóvar's first long feature film in English
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It's hardly imaginable that there has been a more stylish, more elegant and more sophisticated movie about death before this latest achievement from Pedro Almodovar.The set design, choice of colors and costumes makes this an almost too extravagant aesthetic pleasure to watch.My problem is that the movie never finds the depth, which should be required in dealing with such a serious and profound topic.
I was stunned by the visual richness of the movie, but it never touched me emotionally, something I'd have expected from a great director like Almodovar
Should one have the freedom and autonomy to decide for oneself whether it's time to put an end to your life or not?Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore do their very best in focusing on this question, characterizing a close friendship facing its very last and most complex challenge of all.But the long dialogues felt wooden and too formulaic for my taste.