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Summary: Unusual Movie
Review: If you are offended by the off beat, do not watch this movie. I for one love Almodovar's wry sense of humor. He places the most unbelieveable characters imaginable together. This movie is no exception. A romance, a murder, a convict on the loose, and an unrequitted love all put together make for an interesting movie. His movies tend to catch us in our most unveiled moments. This is definately one to watch. It may not be his best movie, but his movies are much better than most, so you are still in for a treat.
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Summary: A great first half.
Review: Kika is a very ingenuous woman who lives with her boyfriend, She is a funny and silly beauty consultant whose ridiculous dialogs can make you laugh. Another character that you will find, is a sensationalist TV reporter woman dressed like a mix of a vampire and a Martian, she carries a camera on her head, like a hat, all the time. Kika's maid is lesbian and doesn't care too much about her appearance, this maid's brother is a porno star who is in jail. All those characters may give you an idea of how funny this movie can be. Would you think about a rape scene that is funny? Well, this film has one. However, in the middle of the movie, it turns dramatic, boring and the story centers on a crime. You might like that contrast but I personally didn't. This could have been a better movie.
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Summary: Almodovar-Misogynist or 'female director'?
Review: Kika sets up its audience in a manner that few films could achieve. Initially slated by critics for its shocking content and genre, this film breaks all the rules with its apparent trivilisation of the rape of its main protagonist. Veronica Forque carries of the part of Kika wonderfully but is somewhat undershadowed at times by the powerful performance of Victoria Abril, in Gautier rubber suit...and loving it! The strong female cast and the touching realisation that Juana, Rossy de Palma, has a love so strong for Kika she is willing to give herself to the rapist, her brother!, in order to protect her, causes a confusion in the message Almodovar is trying to relay to his audience. This contrast of apparent exploitation of main female characters and yet the strength of their presence throughout the film, makes this an interesting study of the question of Almodovar as mysogonist. One to watch, if not for the moral implications, then for a look at kitsch at its best!
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Summary: challenging every step of the way
Review: Kika, surely a girl who just wants to have fun, a make up artist with little fluffy clouds for brains. She attempts to pursaude her class of student make up girls to attend to the corpse of a client's mother. None will take the job, and the film drifts off into a tale of what happened to her when she took on the same type of task in the past. All in all not a lot to recommend it for Kika from the ensuing yarn, but a great and very dark comedy for us, which slaps you around the face like a wet fish. You'll roar with laughter at a rape scene (excuse me?)! You'll crease up at the death scenes. If hetro, you'll probably find the big blonde woman very sexy (she's a man by the way, the directors boyfriend). Even the director's mum gets a part, and merrily announces that she's in the film because otherwise she'd never see her son (Pedro Almodovar). On the surface this film would seem to be about as unpolitically correct as any you're likely to watch, and one of its great functions is to disturb and upset the very people who should applaud it. For indeed it is a fierce commentary on the state of the media, journalism and macho sexism. Women seem to get the joke, new men cringe and look away. Buy and enjoy.
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Summary: Very strange.... but very Pedro.
Review: No as good as others (ie Carne Termura, Mujeres al borde...., but Abril is great like always. Some dialogue is cute if you speak Spanish
Rating: 
Summary: Disappointing for Almodovar
Review: The first half of the movie is quirky, bizarre and funny in that Almodovar kind of way. Kika's voice and accent are hilarious, I suppose she'd be the Spanish version of a Valley girl. But the second half becomes a murder-mystery that gets quite tiresome and annoying, and it brings down the movie as a whole. Although I do have to give props to Peter Coyote for his excellent Spanish! In brief, skip this movie.
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Summary: Do not buy this DVD! Unviewable due to poor video quality!
Review: The title says it all. I can't even write a decent review of the movie itself because the subtitle is white and whenever there is a light background in the scene, you basically stop following the dialogue. This is sloppy DVD transfer and is just a cheap way to cash in on Almodovar's popularity. There was absolutely no effort to provide value to the DVD. If you MUST own this movie, buy the VHS version instead. Why pay more for the DVD when it provides no value added?
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Summary: This film was disappoionting. Don't waste your $$$
Review: This film is a waste of time. It is macabre without being entertaining at all. It is just a bad movie. Based on the movie poster, you think you are going to see a sexy film, ala 9 1/2 Weeks, or Wild Orchid. From the description, you think it might be a little bit funny. Instead, this film features four senseless murders, an aimlessly wandering plot, boring conversation, and a brutal raping that is no picnic to watch. Where is the clever dialogue? Where is the entertainment value? And if no entertainment value is to be found, did I learn anything from watching this movie ? I learned that I should have gotten another video. Don't waste your money or your time. Get something else. If I could, I would give this film a 0 or a negative rating, rather than the "1 star" which is the only selection available.
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Summary: Great Movie!
Review: This is a very funny movie. The characters are very rich. T
he actors and actresses does a great job. This is one fascinating movie appropriate for all ages. The interaction between all the characters are fantastic and very interesting. I highly recommended it.
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Summary: Very funny movie [5]
Review: This is a very funny movie. The characters are very rich. The actors and actresses does a great job. This is one fascinating movie appropriate for all ages. The interaction between all the characters are fantastic and very interesting. I highly recommended it.
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