Don't know if he's overrated..., and didn't he get more attention in the 80s?
So far I've only seen three of his films. Hable con ella which I loved, La mala educatin which was acceptable, and Carne trmula which was,... hm, slightly above average? But at least it had Javier Bardem in a wheelchair. Maybe Almodvar was trying to overcome some teenage traumata with a fairytale ending, but corny as it is I like it.
I must say that from the three films I have seen, subtle Almodvar is great, while kitchy and kinky Al isn't kitchy or kinky enough. But maybe with Volver he will return to his supposedly shriller 80s work.
Which films of his have you seen M?

Anyway, the poster is really gorgeous - and it also makes Penelope Cruz look good (was never a fan of either her looks or her acting )
But, I'll probably watch it.
Now if I could only get past my doubts that i won't be able to completely understand serbian subtitles, and watch two other Almodvars I have on DVD 

And I completely agree with hengcs. I try to give every film a chance - at least if I start watching it 
Of course you have to select what you are watching, but without watching a film you canimo give NO judgment to it, whatsoever. Who knows, maybe Ron Howard will make THE masterpiece of the new millenium with his next film? As the saying goes, art is in the end always "self-sufficient" in a way. The artist who initially produced it becomes marginal compared to the work itself. And thus the future holds innumerable possibilities... Ah what a wonderful (film)world lies ahead of us, nothing pre-determined and everything possible.