Volver (2006)

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Leighton & Sabine: ** 1/2, Mom: * (?)

There was so much buzz about this movie, especially back when the Oscars happened. We decided to give it a shot. Unfortunately, it ended up not being the movie we were expecting. Both the description about the movie and the trailer made it seem like it was going to be a much more light-hearted movie. We were expecting it to be a little more off-beat or something. Maybe something like Rosanna's Grave. There ended up being a lot more drama in this than we expected. After the fact, I think we still kind of liked it for what it was. Mom had a different experience. I'll add her comments a little later.

Here are Mom's thoughts on the movie...since it may be a bit "spoilery", I'll use white font where appropriate. If you want to read all of it, click and drag your mouse like you are highlighting text in Word.

What a horrible movie!!!! I think it was so misrepresented in the synopsis. ...Grandma had such a small part to play and wasn’t even a spirit. And a murder to start things off.... Where was the comedic aspect?? Granted I don’t understand or speak Spanish, but why did Cruz get such rave reviews??? I’m lost.

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