Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Victoria Abril | ... | Marina Osorio | |
Antonio Banderas | ... | Ricky | |
Loles León | ... | Lola (as Loles Leon) | |
María Barranco | ... | Berta (as Maria Barranco) | |
Rossy de Palma | ... | Traficante de drogas en Vespa | |
Julieta Serrano | ... | Alma | |
Francisco Rabal | ... | Máximo Espejo | |
Lola Cardona | ... | Directora Psiquiátrico | |
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Montse G. Romeu | ... | Montse |
Emiliano Redondo | ... | Decorador | |
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Oswaldo Delgado | ... | Fantasma |
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Concha Rabal | ... | Farmacéutica |
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Alberto Fernández | ... | Productor (as Alberto Fernandez) |
José María Tasso | ... | Anciano Psiquiátrico (as Jose Maria Tasso) | |
Angelina Llongueras | ... | Montadora |
Ricky is released from a mental hospital, and knows exactly what he wants to do. He hunts down Marina, a porn film star he once had sex with, and tries to convince her to be his wife. She is a bit reluctant, so he ties her up. Will this approach endear him to her? Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>
I just loved every aspect of this movie... The acting by both Victoria Abril and Antonio Banderas is superb. Even the sister delivers a very convincing performance. The director, Pedro Almodóvar, is the same one who brought us masterpieces like "Talk to her" and "All about my mother". Although you wouldn't figure it out from the plot lines of the three movies, "Tie me up, Tie me down" is much lighter and less involved than the other two.
The pace (as with all Almodóvar's movies) is just the right one, not too fast or slow. I did not like the character of the director in the movie and did not like his acting that much... Probably the only weak couple of scenes are those depicting his infatuation with Marina.
The ending may seem predictable and lame, but I liked it . It is one of those feel good endings.
Although there is a hot sexy scene in this movie, I question the NC-17 US rating for that scene. I saw so many R-rated movies that were much more explicit... My point is; if you get this movie thinking it was one of those European soft porn flicks, you will be disappointed.
My vote: 9/10.