Hideous Kinky
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Movie Reviews of Hideous Kinky
Movie Review: Hideously Good
Summary: 3 Stars
Kate Winslet is a very good actress, there is no doubt about it. She is one of few actors who gives a very honest account of the character she is playing being extremely focused to her work. She does this movie a lot of justice. The story moves slow at times, but fast enough to keep you captivated. Kate is very convincing as a young single British mother on a spiritual journey and quest of self discovery in Morocco. The scenery is also spectacular. Buy this movie along with Holy Smoke if you can. It works out cheaper, it is certainly not worth the money being asked of it on its own.Movie Review: Two stars for two young stars
Summary: 2 Stars
I've seen Kate in a couple of damn fine roles: Heavenly Creatures and just recently, Jane Campion's hilarious Holy Smoke. I admire her in those two performances and find them daring and unparalleled. In "Hideous", I not only found the editing jarring during the first thirty minutes, but I never cared for the developing relationship with Bilal, the drifter. Those moments fell flat, adding to more distraction with the story. Winslet's lack of genuine responsibility as a mom for her two daughter's well being, left me questioning her character's intellect. On the flip side, Bella Riza and Carrie Mullan as "Bea" and "Lucy" absolutely shine and do a wonderful job. I'll just have to blame it on the movie's director, not on Kate. This is a film I wanted to like, but it left me wanting to go see Holy Smoke, again.Movie Review: No plot at ALL.
Summary: 1 Stars
There are a few reasons why this movie was made. I will list them in no particular order:1.) Kate Winslet needed a vehicle to prove she's not a major studio sell-out, but an indie film babe.
2.) France needed to put its name on something.
3.) Someone wanted an excuse to film a dewy Winslet lounging in the Moroccan desert.
4.) Someone owed someone a BIG favor.
Don't buy it. Don't rent it. Don't even watch it on cable. It was the biggest waste of time ever. I'm even a big fan of Kate Winslet, but I was totally confused by this. Plus, what's with those children? What was she, 13 when she had them? Winslet is still a tender 24 (only a few months younger than I am), yet we were to believe that she was the mother of two school-age girls, one of which was on the cusp of puberty? Call me a skeptic, but I found that completely implausible, especially since Winslet played a 17 year-old in the last film she made.
Movie Review: The title should have just been "Hideous"....
Summary: 1 Stars
The most entertaining part of this movie is the title. I wish I had just read it, smiled, and then left it on the shelf. I must say I am a fan of Kate's (long before Titanic) and I watched this movie with a diehard fan of her's. However the only word besides hideous I can use to describe this film is PAINFUL! I watched it through to the end (after all I paid good money to rent it) patiently waiting for something to happen. Waiting for something that would make me care what happens to these characters. Unless you are a fan of artsy flicks with no particular plot except to see interesting looking people in interesting looking locations - skip this one!Movie Review: Hideous nonsense
Summary: 1 Stars
There is no story here. The plot is conveyed entirely by the text on the back side of the DVD box. The scenery is beautiful, but that's not why one gets this movie, is it? Winslet tries her best, but there is no POINT to this movie. Scenes transition harshly and without apparent cohesiveness, as if one were jumping from Chapter 4 to Chapter 6 in a book. The two kids also seem to try to act above the script and stilted direction, but they too fall prey to a meandering script. Avoid this movie at all costs.