Plot: Gloria is starting to realize that her marriage is falling apart. She works several jobs, she has to take care of two boys and she has to tend to the chores at home, meanwhile, her husband is a failed taxi driver who takes things easy. When she suspects her husband might be cheating, she decides she's had enough.
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March 22, 2025
These early Almodóvar films are pretty decent. This film about a slightly dysfunctional family (Visitor Q or Teorema it is not though) is amusing from start to finish. Don't expect straightforward laughs, the comedy is more of the absurd/dark humor kind, but it should be clear for all that this isn't a deep-digging drama.
The performances are decent, the presentation is nice enough, but nothing too out of the ordinary. It's the way certain things are normalized (a 14-year-old drug dealer son who sleeps with his best friend's father) that makes this a fun journey. It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but better than I expected.