Enjoyable diversion, which works as a glossy throwback to 40s-50s melodrama (even down to a lush soundtrack). Quite restrained and even tame for Almodovar, but manages to pack in an unusual musical number, and a devilishly clever character twist in the final act. Marks time a little too much in the middle, but soars to a moving finale, thanks to terrific performances from Abril and Paredes.

Typical Almodovar story. Lots of layers and super hero kind of secret identities. I always was wondering why they called the story as High Heels since there was not that many of them in the story. Just mothers. The latter part of the story did not work that well. Javier Bardem's got a small part (no spoken lines).

A very enjoyable, intricate tale that keeps turning things in a new direction whenever it starts to get stale. It's got a lot of the usual Almodovar stamps: high melodrama mixed with black comedy, insane coincidences, twisted relationships and of course dazzling use of color. The movie doesn't have the magic of Almodovar's best works, perhaps because the performances as a whole aren't that impressive. However, it's got some really good laughs and an engaging series of twists and reversals.

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Almodovar's love for all those colorful, girly celebrity-talk 60s magazines is shown in every frame of this quite entertaining film. Too bad the scrip gets poor in the second half.

In my opinion one of the weaker Almodovar´s. The plot get´s lost in the second half of this Movie. Better watch life flesh, kika,habla con ella volver or talk to her.

Pretty good. It's well-shot and well-acted, though the script could probably use some work. But it's pretty much a soap opera, and it's really only on the technical level that it truly sets itself apart from other soap operas. And All About My Mother is better in pretty much every way. Decent stuff, though.