Review of Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) by Adrian B — 04 Aug 2011

I have seen four films from the year of 1985, and two of them are utterly bizarre: "Brazil" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman." The latter of the two is so strange. It follows to inmates (William Hurt and Raul Julia) who are roomates within their small cell.

Hurt is flamboyant homosexual who is in there for trying for having gay sex with a minor while Julia is a political activist, who is actually tortured while in the prison for his views. As time progresses, the relationship between Hurt and Julia grows, although the fact that Hurt is being bribed by the prison guards to get secret information out of Julia might diminish it.

It is such an odd film, just by Hurt's Oscar winning performance, but it is also pretty interesting one. I liked how Hurt's character is super obsesses with old films (like me) and continues to recall ones from start to end.

I also like the performances and the surprising conclusion. Although there are some slow parts within the middle of the film, but it still provides good entertainment value.