Although darkly funny the film also has strong undercurrents of genuine emotion - Gloria's despair is real rather than comic.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

Although darkly funny the film also has strong undercurrents of genuine emotion - Gloria's despair is real rather than comic.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

A screwball comedy with soul, drama and even a song.

~ Symon Parsons -

A screwball comedy with soul, drama and even a song.

~ Symon Parsons -

The film is absorbing rather than depressing, uplifting rather than sad.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film is absorbing rather than depressing, uplifting rather than sad.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Almodóvar's trademark narrative divergence is in full effect but he keeps a delicious sense of control over his fabulously grotesque concoction.

~ David Graham -

Almodóvar's trademark narrative divergence is in full effect but he keeps a delicious sense of control over his fabulously grotesque concoction.

~ David Graham -

Almodóvar goes all out with the delights fashion has to offer, bright colours, the joy of transformation - because it is never too late for sartorial metamorphosis.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Almodóvar goes all out with the delights fashion has to offer, bright colours, the joy of transformation - because it is never too late for sartorial metamorphosis.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Milena Smit is a relative newcomer. This is only her second feature and she has real presence.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Milena Smit is a relative newcomer. This is only her second feature and she has real presence.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The tone is both bitter and sweet.

~ Richard Mowe -

The tone is both bitter and sweet.

~ Richard Mowe -

On strictly technical grounds, Laberinto De Pasiones is fairly average, but watching it with a cold beer on a warm summer's evening it strikes a chord.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

On strictly technical grounds, Laberinto De Pasiones is fairly average, but watching it with a cold beer on a warm summer's evening it strikes a chord.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

Almodóvar exudes a new found confidence.

~ Richard Mowe -

Almodóvar exudes a new found confidence.

~ Richard Mowe -

The sexual and gender politics that course through Almodovar's best work are in evidence here but there's a distinct lack of focus, leaving the film a somewhat forced flight of fancy.

~ David Graham -

The sexual and gender politics that course through Almodovar's best work are in evidence here but there's a distinct lack of focus, leaving the film a somewhat forced flight of fancy.

~ David Graham -

When Almodóvar has the protagonist talk about kitchen knives and their temptation, all I could think of was the brand of knife he might choose to showcase.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

When Almodóvar has the protagonist talk about kitchen knives and their temptation, all I could think of was the brand of knife he might choose to showcase.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Almodóvar is so confident that he can afford a little self-mocking.

~ Val Kermode -

Almodóvar is so confident that he can afford a little self-mocking.

~ Val Kermode -

There is a violence here, a passion, all beautifully shot, all haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There is a violence here, a passion, all beautifully shot, all haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's classic film noir; except that, being the work of Pedro Almodóvar, much of it is shot in lurid colour, not all the girls are really girls, and not all the boys are what they claim to be, either.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's classic film noir; except that, being the work of Pedro Almodóvar, much of it is shot in lurid colour, not all the girls are really girls, and not all the boys are what they claim to be, either.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Far from dull, not as camp as you might expect, emotionally at a high pitch, expertly directed and nudgingly naughty.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Far from dull, not as camp as you might expect, emotionally at a high pitch, expertly directed and nudgingly naughty.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -