Hideous Kinky
1998 Directed by Gillies MacKinnon
Synopsis
In 1972, disenchanted about the dreary conventions of English life, 25-year-old Julia heads for Morocco with her daughters, six-year-old Lucy and precocious eight-year-old Bea.
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I give Kate Winslet props for doing such a small indie after the massive success of Titanic, and while she certainly is great, the story seems very condensed in its telling. It jumps to make up for time spent elsewhere, feeling it needs to hurry because it's only got so much time left. The ending felt sprung out of nowhere as Bea had just recovered from being sick, and oh, all of a sudden, "we've got the tickets, we need to go home."
After all that though, I really enjoyed watching this for they low key qualities. Winslet is just amazing to watch. Her simplicity is riveting. The girls who played her two daughters were charming and seemed normal (which,… -
Months ago after spending far too many hours watching poor quality versions of Inside the Actors Studio on YouTube I came across Kate Winset's again. I've always had a thing for her and I don't see it going away anytime soon. I added all of her filmography to my queue after hearing quite a few I had missed and unfortunately this little diddy was included. It's one of the early movies that nobody will every remember and doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. There are a few people in here that show up in movies now and again you wonder wtf they were doing in this garbage. Winslet if perfectly adequate and fresh faced as a sort of…
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So-so as it's a really cal movie. Casting's good but the plot a bit too 'common' for the time it supposed to take place but might be excused as it's a real story.
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2.5 out of 5 (C+)
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Couldn't agree less with you Oartiz. I love that movie. Kate Winslet pictures a mother who is seeking a spiritual path. A movie about traveling, not "touristing", but real travel. The scenario, scenery, the characters, the dialogue, everything is fluid, honest and refreshing. The cinematography of this indie film is exceptional. The music is very well chosen too. It pictures an era where it was still possible to travel like that. (Maybe because I can relate to that ? ) There are many baby boomers (part of the early X generation too) who have done this kind of trip. I give it a 4.5 with no hesitation.
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Months ago after spending far too many hours watching poor quality versions of Inside the Actors Studio on YouTube I came across Kate Winset's again. I've always had a thing for her and I don't see it going away anytime soon. I added all of her filmography to my queue after hearing quite a few I had missed and unfortunately this little diddy was included. It's one of the early movies that nobody will every remember and doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. There are a few people in here that show up in movies now and again you wonder wtf they were doing in this garbage. Winslet if perfectly adequate and fresh faced as a sort of…
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I give Kate Winslet props for doing such a small indie after the massive success of Titanic, and while she certainly is great, the story seems very condensed in its telling. It jumps to make up for time spent elsewhere, feeling it needs to hurry because it's only got so much time left. The ending felt sprung out of nowhere as Bea had just recovered from being sick, and oh, all of a sudden, "we've got the tickets, we need to go home."
After all that though, I really enjoyed watching this for they low key qualities. Winslet is just amazing to watch. Her simplicity is riveting. The girls who played her two daughters were charming and seemed normal (which,…