The plot of Law of Desire is positively labyrinthine... It is easy for the audience to lose its way, but I must admit that as soon as the police become involved, momentum does increase to a very exciting pace.

| May 6, 2024

This wild man has a true talent.

| Jan 14, 2013

This intriguing erotic melodrama is one of Almodovar's few explicitly gay films.

| Original Score: B+ | Jan 1, 2013

a pivotal and unmissable piece of the Almodvar puzzle, a romp that is Pedro at his young and kinky best.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 3, 2009

provocative psychological study about the potential devastating cost of wanton love

| Original Score: B+ | Jan 24, 2007

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 8, 2006

Almodvar's affection for his characters ... makes his engagingly loopy narrative more than a simple Telemundo-on-acid joke.

| Original Score: B | May 4, 2005

What it lacks in depth, 'Law of Desire' makes up in surface energy, with a lively cast, a turbulent plot and a textbook-worthy collection of case histories.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 30, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 17, 2004

A bold, daring work that is as shocking and impressive today as it was nearly 20 years ago when it was first released.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 1, 2004

[A] great film from Spanish director Pedro Almdovar's early career...

| Mar 10, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 25, 2002

The film bristles with energy and bright interludes before the lugubrious plot takes over...

| Jan 1, 2000