Title:
Holy Smoke
Released: 1999
Genre: Drama /
Comedy
Runtime: 115 min
Country: USA /
Australia
Language: English
Tagline:
He had only one thing on his mind... but so did she!
Plot
Summary: While on a journey of discovery
in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron (Winslet)
falls under the influence of a charismatic religious
guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters (Keitel),
a macho cult de-programmer who confronts Ruth in a
remote desert hideaway. But PJ quickly learns that
he's met his match in the sexy, intelligent and iron-willed
Ruth!
Comments:
This
is a well crafted black comedy that will have you
laughing when you really feel you shouldn't, and sympathising
with characters you're trying hard to hate. Winslet
and Keitel are superb as spoilt brat and sleazy father
figure respectively, the viewer flicks regularly between
pity and contempt for each; together with a wonderful
white trash supporting cast and a cinematographer
who just loves juxtaposing the OTT beauty of the Oz
outback with the equally OTT interiors (and dress
sense) of their middle class subjects. Apart from
the appalingly tacked on epilogue this film was so
much more than I expected, go rent it now.
Cast
overview:
Kate Winslet .... Ruth Barron
Harvey Keitel .... PJ Waters
Julie Hamilton .... Mum
Sophie Lee .... Yvonne
Daniel Wyllie .... Robbie (as Dan Wyllie)
Paul Goddard .... Tim
Tim Robertson .... Dad
George Mangos .... Yani
Kerry Walker .... Puss
Les Dayman .... Bill-Bill (as Leslie Dayman)
Samantha Murray .... Prue
Sandy Gutman .... Stan (as Austen Tayshus)
Simon Anderson .... Fabio
Pam Grier .... Carol
Éva Martin .... Devotee
Movie
scenes preview:
Scene #1
Scene
Description:
Kate Winslet seen completely nude as she walks towards
a guy, then we see them having sex, and finally we see
Kate lying nude next to him before sitting up in bed
to give us a nice look at her breasts.
featured
actress:
Scene #2
featured
actress:
