"Volver" (2006) – a film where logic takes a backseat, and the police seem to be on vacation.
Almodóvar delivers a visually striking and atmospheric drama where men are either useless or terrible, and female solidarity drives the entire story. Penélope Cruz looks absolutely stunning and easily outshines everyone else on screen—worth watching for her presence alone.
But if you start thinking about the plot, questions pile up. Why is no one looking for Paco? How did they close the…
