Pain and Glory
critic Reviews
, 96% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Pain and Glory finds writer-director Pedro Almodóvar drawing on his own life to rewarding effect -- and honoring his craft as only a master filmmaker can.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKathleen SachsChicago Reader
While still embracing the visual facades that make his films such a pleasure to watch, Pain and Glory finds him stripping away the emotional facades, bringing us closer to him than ever before.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSara Michelle FettersMovieFreak.com
There is jubilation and wonder to be found in these remembrances, moments of pure bliss that are beyond imagining.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMoira MacDonaldSeattle Times
Almodóvar shows us that, even after nearly two dozen features over several decades, he can still hold an audience in his hand - and surprise it.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePaul ByrnesSydney Morning Herald
A masterful, melancholy, tender, lacerating self-examination, filled with colour and light and the ghosts of those he has loved. Almodovar at 70, and perhaps astonishing to himself, continues to grow.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDavid StrattonThe Australian
For all those cinemagoers who have been enthralled by Almodovar's work over the years this very personal movie, with its superbly pitched central performance by Banderas, will be immensely rewarding.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRoxana HadadiPajiba
Antonio Banderas is riveting in Pedro Almodóvar's pensive, nostalgic, and contemplative Pain and Glory.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRyan McQuadeInSession Film
Many meta films can be so insightful to a creator’s life, but this might be one of the most beautiful films in the sub-genre.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDenise PieniazekPuesta en Escena (AR)
Pain and Glory, oscillates between constant antagonisms that cross the protagonist's feelings and function dialectically: Eros and Thanatos. The entire story expose the view of Salvador (Almodóvar's alter-ego) about his past.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePaul KanieskiKSQD Community Radio
In addition to the stellar performances and sumptuous cinematography, Pain and Glory is a compassionate and realistic portrait of the bittersweet realities inseparable from a life near completion.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBrian T. CarneyWashington Blade
The number one movie of the year was undoubtedly the magnificent Pain and Glory (Dolor y Gloria).
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