'Talk to Her' takes the big sleep

"Talk to Her," Pedro Almodóvar's latest Spanish flick, explores the lives and emotional turbulence of two men, whose respective love interests are in a coma. While acted and directed well, the actual plot of the film is about as interesting as their brain-dead women. \nBenigno Martín (Javier Cámara) is a nurse assigned to take care of a woman he fell in love with after a period of voyeurism and a brief meeting. Marco Zuluaga (Darío Grandinetti) is failing to cope with the comatose state of his bullfighter girlfriend, who has recently been trampled. The two befriend each other, and as the movie goes on, Martín's psychosis becomes more apparent, while Zuluaga's world falls apart.\nAt almost two hours, "Talk to Her" drags for the first half and tries to rally during latter portions building towards the climax, but sadly, is unable to build up steam. Many scenes tend to go on too long and the undertones explored here are nothing new, making for a forgettable movie. \nThe DVD isn't anything special either. The transfer is good, but the disc is sparse. It includes several trailers for other films and a commentary by the director and Geraldine Chaplin (daughter of screen legend, Charlie), who co-stars in the film. The commentary is pretty standard and gives no real insight into a film that viewers can't figure out on their own.