Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Name: Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime
Released: May 4, 1990
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, Loles León, María Barranco, Victoria Abril

1990

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Miramax Films | Release Date: May 4, 1990 | NC-17

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, Loles León, María Barranco, Victoria Abril

Summary: When a disturbed young man (Antonio Banderas) kidnaps and ties up a porn queen, a psychological power play ensues. As the woman is held captive, she becomes torn by her growing bond with her abductor.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime

Rating: NC-17

Runtime: 111 min

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Rita Kempley

X marks the G-spot perhaps, for this is an orgiastic comedy of terrors and errors. Read full review

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Almodovar's inventive direction, superb lensing by Jose Luis Alcaine, a fine score by Ennio Morricone and top technical credits make pic a pleasure to watch. Read full review

Empire Damon Wise

Almodovar consolidated his status as a challenging and bold filmmaker by forcing Americans to drop their zany preconceptions of him and see his world through his eyes. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Staying with Tie Me Up! demands some patience, but the director's timing never fails him, and he brings things to a close on an upbeat note. Read full review

Vincent Canby

Mr. Almodovar's comic invention runs out too soon, leaving the audience to giggle weakly in anticipation of the big laughs and disorienting shocks that never arrive. Read full review

Keith Phipps

Abril and Banderas are both terrific as the lovers-to-be... Almodóvar makes it easy to root for them to get together and balance each other out, but that means getting past the situation that brought them together in the first place, and the tension makes the movie queasy even when it’s compelling. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

An offensive premise and a pathetic, almost pleading desire to outrage our sensibilities with it. Read full review

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Deanomite

Jan 31, 2020

The Skin I Live In was so good, have been going through Pedro Almodovar movies. This has music by Ennio Morricone (it's excellent), better photography and sound than earlier Almodovar movies, better production values all around than Matador and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.The Skin I Live In was so good, have been going through Pedro Almodovar movies. This has music by Ennio Morricone (it's excellent), better photography and sound than earlier Almodovar movies, better production values all around than Matador and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Seems to feed into the idea that captives enjoy captivity, an idea that played better 30 years ago.… Expand

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NickTheCritick

Nov 8, 2021

A beautiful erotic movie by Almodovar. This film may seem the least Almodovarian of all because here the director steps out of the comfort zone and tries to devote himself to a genre that can be defined as a bitter comedy. The encounter between a woman who does not believe in love and a manA beautiful erotic movie by Almodovar. This film may seem the least Almodovarian of all because here the director steps out of the comfort zone and tries to devote himself to a genre that can be defined as a bitter comedy. The encounter between a woman who does not believe in love and a man who feels the need to impose it. Great acting here by all the cast.… Expand

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