Law of Desire Reviews
January 14, 2013
This wild man has a true talent.
January 1, 2013
This intriguing erotic melodrama is one of Almodovar's few explicitly gay films.
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| Original Score: B+
November 3, 2009
a pivotal and unmissable piece of the Almodvar puzzle, a romp that is Pedro at his young and kinky best.
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| Original Score: 4/5
January 24, 2007
provocative psychological study about the potential devastating cost of wanton love
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| Original Score: B+
October 8, 2006
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| Original Score: 3/5
May 4, 2005
Almodvar's affection for his characters ... makes his engagingly loopy narrative more than a simple Telemundo-on-acid joke.
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| Original Score: B
December 18, 2004
Original Score: 4/5
August 30, 2004
What it lacks in depth, 'Law of Desire' makes up in surface energy, with a lively cast, a turbulent plot and a textbook-worthy collection of case histories.
Original Score: 3/5
June 17, 2004
Original Score: 4/5
March 1, 2004
A bold, daring work that is as shocking and impressive today as it was nearly 20 years ago when it was first released.
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| Original Score: 5/5
March 10, 2003
[A] great film from Spanish director Pedro Almdovar's early career...
October 25, 2002
Original Score: 3/5
January 1, 2000
The film bristles with energy and bright interludes before the lugubrious plot takes over...