The Flower of My Secret
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Movie Reviews of The Flower of My Secret
Movie Review: Charming two hours in Spain
Summary: 4 Stars
The Flower of My Secret is a charming surprise about a middle-aged, Spanish romance writer who is devastated when her husband leaves her. The plot is actually fairly predictable. What makes this movie so enjoyable is the main character, Leocadia, who is beautiful, talented, and flawed. In fact, it is her flaws (her penchant for melodrama and booze, to name two of them) that endear her to the viewer. This movie is the perfect way to spend a rainy weekend afternoon.Movie Review: Good comedy with something more
Summary: 4 Stars
Not the "typical" Almodovar film, and without the spectacular touch, but a good reflexion on confidence among other things. Humour and rhythm are Almodovar all right.Movie Review: Not Almodóvar's best, but it presaged his great stretch
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm a big Almodóvar fan and of Marisa Paredes, too. But to get right to the point: Skip this one. Chronologically, 'Flower' came right after the dreadful Kika (the Almodovar Collection) [Region 2 Import, English Subtitles] and while it's a step up from there, it's a far cry from the incredible string of four films starting with 1999's All About My Mother.
Wikipedia says that 'Flower' "remains one of the director's humblest films." That's a euphemistic way of saying "this is dreadfully boring stuff." Four years later, Almodóvar turned on the jets with All About My Mother, followed in succession by masterpieces Talk to Her (Hable con Ella), Bad Education (R-Rated Edition) and Volver. He can put that quartet up against any director in history.
Movie Review: Disappointing Almodovar
Summary: 2 Stars
Pedro Almodovar has been getting better and better with age. He's made remarkable and unforgettable films--All about my Mother, Talk to Her, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!--and his latest movie, Volver, was a masterpiece.
But even geniuses fail sometimes, and The Flower of my Secret is, in my opinion, a blemish on the outstanding career of the Spanish filmmaker. It's not so much a terrible film as a dull and mundane one--and coming from Almodovar, there might not be a greatest sin than that.