This is a typical Almodóvar movie from the eighties, as usual a dark comedy filled with extreme characters and absurd situations, but at the same time with a very serious undertow, concerning the traumatic influence of the orthodox catholic church and of a (led by that church) dominating mother on a susceptible youth, and of the resemblance between sexual lust and death. Writing it down like this makes them sound like heavy themes, and they are of course, but Almodóvar skilfully mingles them with the comedy-aspects and thus makes his point even more poignantly.
As ever he is greatly helped by some impressive actresses, in this case Eva Cobo and Assumpta Serbo as the prominent leading ladies. But also a young (and cute as a puppy) Antonio Banderas has an important part and is very convincing as the oppressed and confused youth who brings himself into trouble by confessing murders that he didn't do.
I liked it very much, it is entertaining in its hilarious moments, it's as involving as any other thriller in its chase for the real killer(s) and in the end it leaves you with some serious themes to ponder about, not such a bad score for one movie.
As ever he is greatly helped by some impressive actresses, in this case Eva Cobo and Assumpta Serbo as the prominent leading ladies. But also a young (and cute as a puppy) Antonio Banderas has an important part and is very convincing as the oppressed and confused youth who brings himself into trouble by confessing murders that he didn't do.
I liked it very much, it is entertaining in its hilarious moments, it's as involving as any other thriller in its chase for the real killer(s) and in the end it leaves you with some serious themes to ponder about, not such a bad score for one movie.