Here we have an original, dramatic, funny, intimate, colourful and excitant film. An original story, brilliant performances by good actors as Ángela Molina and Pepe Sancho, a good selection of colours, good background music, correct editing... Many good things. Now for the bad things: The characters don't do the story, they are just guided by it. Thus, the situations are (as in almost every Almodóvar's) pretty unbelievable (although possible). The description of the characters (not the characters in themselves) is very simple. Javier Bardem does not convince as the main character, Liberto Rabal makes an almost correct performance (but nothing else), and some situations (the TV goal scene after Javier Bardem punching Liberto Rabal) are so unrealistic that they look inopportunely comic. My opinion: it's not a good film, but it's not so bad to be avoided.
Review of Live Flesh
