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Color-drenched paean to lust, murder & blackmail Homophobes beware, this unfortunately will make you physically sick or uncomfortable at any rate. But if you are comfortable with your own hetero sexuality, then you are in for a treat & a stimulating cinematic experience. First a word about Sarita Montiel. How incorrect to compare her to Mae West. A better comparison would be equal parts Natalie Wood & Jennifer Lopez, both sexy & beautiful brunettes. Both her singing & beauty make it worthwhile to explore her music & film catalogue which are both extensive, if not in Amazon as far as films are concerned, then use google.com to find her rarer films, esp. the one which the boys are seeing when they have their "sinful" little moment, "Esa Mujer." "La Violetera" is an essential film of hers, as well. Pray it isn't so, but if Almodovar never makes another film, his cannon will have been more than complete with this crowning masterpiece. It's almost as if Almodovar has been patiently making films about straight women & their day-to-day angst (Women on the Verge..., Tie me up, Tie me Down, & Kika). Or including everyone he can, straight men in love with silent women (Talk to her). Or impotent men obsessed with revenge (Live Flesh). Now that he has the international acclaim, he can make the film he wanted "Law of Desire" to be, but as he was then a relative unknown in world cinema, he had to wait 20 years for the time to be right for the audacity to make a film like this. This is one to cherish for years to come as a funny, erotic, complex & thrilling film that will only leave you at dreamtime if you have conquered the dream-making machine itself.