The film has received generally positive reviews by critics ; review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 81 % of critics gave the film a positive rating , based on 152 reviews . Its consensus states " Pedro Almodóvar 's fourth film with Penélope Cruz is n't his finest work , but he brings his signature visual brilliance to this noirish tale , and the cast turns in some first-class performances . " It currently holds a score of 76 ( generally favorable reviews ) on Metacritic . '' Chicago Sun-Times '' film critic Roger Ebert gave the film four out of four stars , and wrote that " '' Broken Embraces '' is a voluptuary of a film , drunk on primary colors , caressing Penélope Cruz , using the devices of a Hitchcock to distract us with surfaces while the sinister uncoils beneath . " The film was accepted into the main selection at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival in competition for the prestigious Palme d'Or , Almodóvar 's third to do so , and fourth to screen at the festival . '' Broken Embraces '' was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film , Almodóvar 's sixth film to be nominated in this category . It was also nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film , as well as the Satellite Award for Best Actress for Penélope Cruz 's performance
2009 Cannes Film Festival
2009 Cannes Film Festival
Broken Embraces