Talk to Her

from Film Forum, 02/06/03

Surpassing even Y Tu Mamá También and City of God as 2002's most acclaimed foreign film, director Pedro Almodovar's Talk to Her is finally drawing the attention of some critics in the religious press.

The film tells the story of two men tending to the needs of the women they love, both of whom are in comas. While Benigno watches over an injured dancer, Marco cares for a bullfighter gored in the line of duty. The two men enter the film as strangers, but their relationship becomes one of mutual support and friendship during hard times.

Darrel Manson (Hollywood Jesus) says, "From the trailers I saw for Talk to Her, I feared it would be fairly esoteric and surrealistic. However, it was a pleasure to watch and easy to get into the story."