Talk to Her (2002)

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

If you've seen any of Pedro Almodóvar's movies, then you should know that he tends to focus on relationships and how the relationships can affect the people involved. "Hable con ella" ("Talk to Her" in English) looks at a most unusual kind of relationship: a four-way relationship between a pair of men caring for comatose women. As always, Almodóvar makes sure to create multidimensional characters, especially the female characters (contast that with Michael Bay's movies, wherein the women are just eye candy). The storytelling in flashback reminded me of Almodóvar's more recent "Broken Embraces", which told the story of damaged relationships. But however the story gets told, we have here one of the most profound and intellectually stimulating movies of the 21st century; not that I would expect otherwise from Spain's most famous director. In case you doubted that Almodóvar likes to push the limit, check out the movie-within-a-movie. Seriously, not even John Waters has ever come up with that! I highly recommend it. Outstanding direction and performances from all the cast members.

Having sex with an unconscious person is rape (and there is no doubt the woman is unconscious : she's in a coma).The fact that the perpetrator believes he actually really loves her is not an excuse.The problem comes, of course, that this movie pushes us to embrace the perpetrator's viewpoint, and manipulates us to find his stalking cute and endearing.It's not. It's wrong, and this movie is sick.

it came highly praised. just not the right flow for me. everything took too long and was too weird. I know some people like the foo foo performance art that is shown here but ... she's a ballet mistress says it all. it is nice to see the infrastructure in other societies. I could have also used some sub-titles for the song, too. also, isn't hable con ella talk with her not talk to her (just filling in the lines to pass the review requirement) OK more. each scene was long and involved things that I would say are uninterestingly odd. especially dance kind of things. not the dancing with the stars kind of things, but the DANCE kind of things and took time precious time slow time slow slow

Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.Pedro Almodovar has consistently made good films. This may not be his very best, or perhaps not even his second best, but with all his films being top-notch it still remains worth seeing.Where else can you see a film with the emotion of hope in the face of a woman with PVS? Americans today (2015) still remember Terri Schiavo and the torment it takes for a family to wait or pull the plug.As a bonus, we also get some very inventive silent film-style intertitles.