Hideous Kinky
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Movie Reviews of Hideous Kinky
Movie Review: Beautiful locations, gorgeous lighting, lovely sets, but....
Summary: 3 Stars
Where's the story? That's the question I kept asking myself watching this visually stunning, but flawed movie. To be fair, I guess, there IS a story. A young British mother drags her two young daughters to Morroco in search of spiritual enlightenment. That's pretty much the movie. She meets a local, rugged, Morrocan male... He likes her kids. They have no money. They travel around. Her eldest daughter wants to be normal and disagrees with the Mom's bohemian ways.
There is good acting and I liked the relationships between Kate Winslet, ... and her eldest daughter. Also there are a lot of little, sweet, scenes with the characters and their surroundings. But in the end I didn't really care for Kate's character or the choices she made. I didn't "take the journey" with her for her quest for enlightenment.
But the movie is VERY visual stunning. It was a treat just to watch it. The colors, the production design, the shots. Visual fantastic. I just wish they'd taken a little more time creating an engaging story around all this beauty.
B-
Movie Review: THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD
Summary: 3 Stars
For the cinematography and scenery alone, I would recommend this movie. Set in northern Africa, the landscape is stunning. A young British woman (the always beautiful Kate Winslet) takes her two young daughters to northern Africa and exposes them to a completely different way of life, often grappling with poverty and unknown circumstances. The film has very little plot but is lovely simply to watch as a personal journey for Winslet's character and especially for her little girls. Imagine seeing these things through the eyes of a child: that is the opportunity this film affords. This was Kate Winslet's follow up to the blockbuster Titanic, and it proves if nothing else that Winslet is in the craft of acting for the love of acting and to stretch her experience far and wide. Not to be a star in the conventional sense of the word.Movie Review: Beautiful Scenery - Character Development a bit Weak
Summary: 3 Stars
Morocco has always been a dream destination of mine, and Hideous Kinky is a visual delight for the armchair tourist. The colours and splendour of the desert countryside are delightful.The story, however, was not really my cup of tea. With the exception of the young girls, I found the character development somewhat flat and two dimensional. Kate Winslet in a good actress, yet I wish the director had taken more time to provide us the true reasons why she was searching for "the truth" through the Sufist religion.
Unfortunately, only a very slight amount of historical information about Julia and her two daughters is provided - leaving the viewer wondering why they really left England - and what they really hoped to discover in the the beautiful Moroccan landscape.
Movie Review: A movie seemingly in search of itself
Summary: 3 Stars
Single mom Julia tries to make a living in Morocco with hopes of fulfilling her spiritual quest with her two young daughters Lucy and Bea. The script rambles a bit; Julia's relationship with her daughters' father is glossed over and reduced to his inability to pay child support on time, and a romance with street performer Bilal isn't deeply explored.Bilal apparently has an estranged wife, but although she's briefly depicted, little is said about their relationship except that Bilal is neglectful of her.
The film does do a good job of including pop culture with music by America and Jefferson Starship, but too much of the characters' relationship isn't fully explored. Worth a look though for the beauty and talent of Kate Winslet and the culture of Morocco.
Movie Review: Beautiful eye candy
Summary: 3 Stars
A wonderful looking film; wide open shots of the country side, colourful villages, and Kate is a beautiful hippy. Inventive and engaging use of music with the scenes as well (kudos for including Nick Drake on the soundtrack). These things make the film certainly worthwhile. I have to say, however, that the story can be a bit thin and the whole "spiritual quest" theme is somewhat vague. Everything just sort of starts with Kate'n'the kids abroad griping about how daddy won't send the checks! The book is clearer on these ideas, but they weren't translated to the screenplay so well. Still, I can recommend the film if you know the book, or are a Winslet fan (and you should be).