10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Film that Touches Upon Life With Wit and Picardia, January 1, 2003
I enjoyed this film over the holidays. It stars an the Spanish actress Penelope Cruz who manages to steal my breath away with her refreshing non-hollywoodish beauty. In the beginning, there was the Beatles and there is scene where she almost touches them- a real image of the beatles is used (i'm assuming from the 1965 era)...she steals into John Lennon's suite and plans to give herself to him but ends up hiding under a bed with the bellboy who she will casually encounter over the rest of her life; even as she loses that refreshing charm to become increasingly borgoueis and very much likea hollywood has been...the film captures the change and then returns to that refreshing beauty once more for a brief surprise towards the end...the film is charming, ful of wit and picardia; and should provide refreshing viewing from those tired of thetypical blockbuster rental...
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cute and Romantic..........., December 23, 2001
Ésta es una apariencia divertida en la infidelidad. Penelope Cruz (Diana) es bella, como siempre. El director recrea unas pocas escenas de viejas películas románticas para ayudar a hacer esta historia. Tú podrías comenzar a pensar en amores que tú tuviste en el pasado. La película es un poco largo. La banda sonora de música acrecienta el romanticismo. Me gusta el uso de los Beatles en la historia - te ayude a entender la referencia de tiempo de la película. Ve la película con tu cariño. Tú no puedes remover los subtítulos de la película, desafortunadamente.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Long title, long movie!, May 21, 2010
The first part of the movie is really enjoyable, Penelope Cruz as beautiful as ever, but by the time that the parts of the young lovers are taken over by the mature actors, these characters become not so likable, she for being so selfish and manipulative and him for being such a sap.
And I can not see how Penelope could "grow" to look like the other actress, I found her features rather unatractive, but beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and Penelope's is hard to match.
If you are not fluent in Spanish, beware, the titles are very small and white, very difficult to read, at times impossible.
For Penelope's fans, but remember, she is only in half the movie!
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