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Volver (2006) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Volver (2006) a score of 3.2970 out of 4

based on (115) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

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Good

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Fair

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Film School Rejects (Clayton White)

For the last twenty five years, Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar has been one of the most talked about directors in the world. His career started around 1980, and he gained international success with 1988's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown....read the complete Volver (2006) review at Film School Rejects (Clayton White)

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Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)

The matter-of-fact surrealism of the story is one of its boons. For Almodóvar, the presence of the departed with the living is obvious to the point of banality. His attitude in this film is: What's the...read the complete Volver (2006) review at Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)

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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Volver is a difficult film to categorize, and perhaps even harder to explain. I suppose the best way to summarize it is as an "Almodovar film", and leave it at that....read the complete Volver (2006) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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Film Threat (Graham Rae)

Speaking as a reviled straight male, I would say that the only true saving grace about this film is Penelope Cruz's performance....read the complete Volver (2006) review at Film Threat (Graham Rae)