extremely well direct film with superb performance by the three lead woman that fail miserably . the film have no dramatic tension due to a lackluster male lead that generate no interest represent he be neither intellectual enough nor sexy enough . he project no angst or even a healthy dash of true grit for the role he be require to play ( young antonio banderas sorely miss here ) . it be difficult to see why three stun woman with great personality be or be involve with him . the middle lag considerably and in particular the relationship between lucia and lorenzo that march straight to a dead end and go nowhere other than circle . towards the grand finale and a clever plot carry the day a the three story converge . sex be gorgeously photograph but plain and perhaps too caste in feeling and in fact most of it be boring and possibly because of the lack in dramatic tension ( very far from the heat accomplish by master like nicholas roeg ) . the end be perhaps one of the most thoroughly disappointing one in spanish cinema and a complete cop out and turn a could be classic mood piece into cheap melodrama that can be forget in a few hour . wait for the video release if you must see it .