Review of Holy Smoke (1921) by Adrian Morgan L — 09 Aug 2006

A strange though interesting drama with Kate Winslet adopting a great Australian accent and getting sucked into a religious cult.

This review of Holy Smoke (1921) was written by Adrian Morgan L on 09 Aug 2006.

Holy Smoke has generally received positive reviews.

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By Tim W (1,375) on 20 Jan 2013

Not bad till the second half.... then the wheels fall off the bus ! Harvey Keitel in a dress and sobbing like a girl was just too much…

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By Ben C (1,824) on 02 Oct 2008

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By Lois B (13) on 25 Apr 2012

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By Nathan B (680) on 22 Jul 2008

Kate Winslet is an awesome actress in whatever movie she plays in and this one is mostly wierd and has much sex in it…

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By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Apr 2012

All sorts of questions go unanswered, and there's little of the density found in Campion's early work; this is mainly smoke, not fire…

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By Kevin R (2,184) on 08 Dec 2014

I don't have to honor a contract with the devil. Ruth Barron and her friends head to India where they fall in with a religious cult…

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By Matt M (2,511) on 04 Apr 2013

The worried family of an Australian girl who experiences a spiritual awakening in India as part of a strange religious cult, hires a macho…

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By Helena S (18) on 28 Jun 2008

Enjoyed it more when I saw it when it first came out. Cinematography was great. Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel were excellent…

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By Paul K (987) on 28 Oct 2014

Thematically similar to Hideous Kinky, Holy Smoke's creators, Jane (The Piano) and Anna Campion, have given moviegoers a highly intriguing,…

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