This film, originally, is also known as, Todo sobre mi madre (1999). It may be me, being dumb, but I thought, All About My Mother (1999), a Spanish-French, comedy-drama, was pretty weird and not really humorous at all, which means, I probably didn't get some of the humor. All About My Mother (1999), is one of the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die and it won, the Best Foreign Film Oscar, for director, Pedro Almodóvar. So, I wanted to give this film a try and it started to win me over, as it went along, but it was tough for me. It is basically the story of a woman, Manuela (Cecilia Roth), who loses her son, in a hit and run and the story, that comes beyond that loss. There are other, interesting characters, that help carry things along in the film and we do get to see, plot threads, about their lives too. The film is definitely an interesting character study, about different people. It's kind of a, Steel Magnolias (1989), with transvestites.
First of all, I didn't feel much sympathy for Manuela's, creepy son, Esteban (Eloy Azorín), who didn't seem to be the brightest pepperoni on the pizza-pie. All About My Mother (1999), has the feeling of an R-rated, soap opera, but a soap opera, that really gnawed at me in places. But, like I said, this film, did begin to win me over. What made All About My Mother (1999), a little bit better, was the fact, that it has an interesting, not too tedious plot, utilizes great camera work and transition scenes, that were quite good. I also felt it was an interesting change, giving transvestite characters, an aura of strength. They assume the role, of an authority figure, for the other characters. It gave those characters a level of strength. All About My Mother (1999), is interesting, not grabbing, but good enough for a C+. It also has Penélope Cruz.
7.3 (C+) = 7 IMDB.
First of all, I didn't feel much sympathy for Manuela's, creepy son, Esteban (Eloy Azorín), who didn't seem to be the brightest pepperoni on the pizza-pie. All About My Mother (1999), has the feeling of an R-rated, soap opera, but a soap opera, that really gnawed at me in places. But, like I said, this film, did begin to win me over. What made All About My Mother (1999), a little bit better, was the fact, that it has an interesting, not too tedious plot, utilizes great camera work and transition scenes, that were quite good. I also felt it was an interesting change, giving transvestite characters, an aura of strength. They assume the role, of an authority figure, for the other characters. It gave those characters a level of strength. All About My Mother (1999), is interesting, not grabbing, but good enough for a C+. It also has Penélope Cruz.
7.3 (C+) = 7 IMDB.