Live Flesh
Goldwyn Films | Release Date: January 16, 1998 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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60
SalonCharles Taylor
Live Flesh isn't terrible. It's accomplished and watchable. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverScott Timberg
It lacks both the shiny surfaces that enlivened the director's earlier films and the depth of character that allows us, in a traditional film, to identify, empathize, or connect psychologically. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Live Flesh lacks freshness. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
The real trouble with this movie is that it represents the continuing departure of Almodovar from the chaotic, riotous and anti-social roots that gave his best movies their zest. Read full review
50
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
A soap opera as convoluted as it is overdetermined. [20 Jan 1998]
40
EmpireGiala Murray
The psychological study that is the author's trademark is reduced to superficial and negative motivation - lust, guilt, revenge, escape. Read full review
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