Hideous Kinky Review
by "Nathaniel R. Atcheson" (nate AT pyramid DOT net)May 23rd, 1999
Hideous Kinky (1999)
A capsule review by Nathaniel R. Atcheson
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Cast: Kate Winslet, Said Taghmaoui, Bella Riza, Carrie Mullan, Pierre Clementi
Screenplay: Billy MacKinnon
Producers: Ann Scott
Runtime: 98 min.
US Distribution: Stratosphere Entertainment
Rated R: sex, language
Copyright 1999 Nathaniel R. Atcheson
Hideous Kinky gave me the same kind of feeling I always get when it seems the setting is more important than the characters: emptiness. That's not to say the film is lifeless; on the contrary, Kate Winslet gives a fantastic performance as Julia, an English mother trying to raise her two daughters (Bella Riza, Carrie Mullan) in Morocco. The central story is a good one, but the plot feels needlessly thickened by various intrusive elements, including Julia's not-so-moving love affair with a Moroccan man (Said Taghmaoui) and Julia's underdeveloped commitment to the local religion. Winslet, as I said, is a truly affecting actress, and I was also very impressed with young Carrie Mullan. Director Gillies MacKinnon does a nice job with atmosphere, and the film always feels authentic. But I got the strange sensation that the setting and the characters are part of two entirely different stories, and the movie just isn't very engaging because of this.
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