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Streaming Broken Embraces Movie Online Megavideo Free in HD A follow-up to Spanish enfant terrible Pedro Almodóvar's 2006 arthouse sensation Volver, Los Abrazos Rotos finds the filmmaker re-teaming with actress Penélope Cruz and working on a canvas much broader than those of his previous outings, in terms of genres covered, narrative scope, and duration. Lluís Homar stars as the former Mateo Blanco, a screenwriter and ex-director who changed his name to Harry Caine after losing his sight in an automobile accident. A past scandal suddenly resurfaces when the news arrives that the producer of one of Harry's old movies ("Girls and Suitcases"), a corrupt stockbroker named Ernesto Martel (José Luis Gómez), has died. For mysterious reasons, this makes Harry's ex-production manager Judit (Blanca Portillo) nervous; then Ernesto's son, Ray X (Rubén Ochandiano), turns up and asks Harry to help him write a vindictive script to get back at his vile father. The film subsequently flashes back to the early '90s, when Martel became involved with his secretary, Lena (Cruz), but Mateo also began to develop feelings for her, and auditioned her for "Girls and Suitcases." In response to Mateo's interest in Lena (and her burgeoning interest in him), the jealous Martel commissioned Ray to make a documentary about the making of "Girls and Suitcases" as an excuse to spy on the director and star. This enabled him to watch Mateo spiriting off with Lena right under his nose, and set the stage for the wily producer's elaborate revenge against Mateo. As this synopsis suggests, Almodóvar uses a tricky structure laden with flashbacks to both comment on and explain the events of the present; he also interweaves a noirish sensibility throughout the picture that marks something of a first for this director. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi. Watch Broken Embraces Movie Online Streaming Without Downloading No Survey HERE
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Release Date Broken Embraces Nov 20, 2009 Wide Genres Broken Embraces : Drama,Art House & International,Mystery & Suspense,Comedy
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Penelope Cruz,Blanca Portillo,Lluis Homar,José Luis Gómez,Rubén Ochandiano,Tamar Novas,Ángela Molina,Chus Lampreave,Kiti Manver,Lola Dueñas,Mariola Fuentes,Carmen Machi,Kira Miro,Alejo Sauras,Rossy de Palma
Broken Embraces Movie Review
While it may not be Almodóvar's greatest work, it still stands well above most other films in terms of intrigue, intelligence and innovation. Tom Long-Detroit News This melancholy romance is the first Almodovar feature I've ever really liked, an expertly fashioned melodrama that steers mercifully clear of his usual puckishness and star-mongering. J. R. Jones-Chicago Reader Stylish and sly, an engaging exercise that gives us less than meets the eye. Joe Williams-St. Louis Post-Dispatch One failing in the film is how boring it is to watch Cruz pretend to be a bad actress. The comic movie within a movie, which borrows from Women on the Verge, isn't funny. Roger Moore-Orlando Sentinel It all adds up to an entertaining mash of suspense and melodrama. Amy Biancolli-Houston Chronicle As long as Almodovar keeps investing such thought and energy in his work, he can play with whatever themes he desires. Chris Vognar-Dallas Morning News Almodóvar and Cruz fail to engage this time around. Don Groves-sbs.com.au Continues the director's streak of reliably elegant, original works, making the case, once again, that there are few other European directors working today who can match his particular blend of thought-provoking, artful, yet wholly accessible cinema. Ian Buckwalter-DCist Um dos piores trabalhos de Almodóvar, aqui totalmente entregue à auto-indulgência, ao melodrama barato e às caricaturas (o que não é novidade), mas sem a sensibilidade costumeira que normalmente contrabalança seus excessos. Pablo Villaca-Cinema em Cena Pedro Almodovar reteams with Penelope Cruz, and you have your review right there. Josh Larsen-LarsenOnFilm I must be completely dazzled by Pedro Almodóvar's current skills as a filmmaker because I really enjoyed Broken Embraces even though I had several reasons not to. Jeffrey Chen-ReelTalk Movie Reviews The broken field running of the film's time line requires each viewer to reassemble the story in his head. Robert Roten-Laramie Movie Scope While the writing isn't as sharp or as funny as it is in Almodovar's best movies, so be it--it's a hell of a lot sharper and more interesting than most of the mass-produced movies coming out of Hollywood. Christopher Smith-Bangor Daily News (Maine) This meandering melodrama is too fractured, too soap opera-ish and is just too odd ... even by the Oscar-winning, Spanish filmmaker's usual standards. Jeff Vice-Deseret News, Salt Lake City Above all, "Broken Embraces" shows how deeply Almodóvar is in love with movies, not just as things to be watched and enjoyed, but to be felt deep in the bones. Rob Thomas-Capital Times (Madison, WI) Gives us few reasons not to stay to the ending, but the ultimate revelation of Blanco's pain ... disappoints. Sean O'Connell-Charlotte Weekly A very worthy close-out for his remarkable output of the last decade. Ken Hanke-Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) A cliche-ridden exercise that never exhibits any real heart and focuses on characters who never come alive, it also never comes close to living up to the promise of the names in the credits. Mike Scott-Times-Picayune In Almodóvar, the past is reckoned by characters of the present, a layering over which we revel. Matthew Sorrento-IdentityTheory Almodovar dives into this knotty, plotty mess the only way he can - with utter abandon and what might be best described as a kind of artful recklessness. Philip Martin-Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The end result is less than the sum of its parts, a smoke 'n' mirrors melodrama that peters out just when it should be revving into high gear. Matt Brunson-Creative Loafing The unbeatable Oscar-winning combination of legendary Spanish writer/director Pedro Almodovar and international superstar beauty Penelope Cruz makes this lavishly mounted melodrama a cinematic gem. Keith Cohen-Entertainment Spectrum Sex, cinema and fate -- three of Pedro Almodovar's favorite subjects -- are lovingly examined in his Broken Embraces. Robert W. Butler-Kansas City Star By this point, the phrase 'Un Film de Almodovar' connotes a genre unto itself, as identifiable by its themes, character types and visual trademarks as a Western, Hammer horror movie or vintage screwball comedy. John Beifuss-Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) A rich, tangled and layered work whose lurid, sensual style -- and seething and ebbing score by Alberto Iglesias -- is like lava cooling upon the volcano below. Duane Dudek-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel