Rating: 
Summary: I love this movie
Review: A lot of people just won't be able to relate but if you've been there this movie is priceless. You just gotta wonder some times how something like this ever gets written and makes it to the big screen but I'm just glad it did...Luv ya honey. You know who I mean.
Rating:
Summary: The biggest turn-on ever
Review: I bought this movie because I simply adore Kate Winslet. I didn't know anything anything about it otherwise, but I knew it had gotten great reviews through the past. So I did, and I must say I found my place in heaven.
This movie is one of my favorites, it's sexy and hot and director Jane Campion has gathered a few of the best actors in the world (Harvey Keitel and Winslet) which makes it a hit. I don't know why, but I feel so excited everytime I watch it, and every scene is such a big turn-on for me...
Try to take away my "Holy Smoke" and you'd be watching it above...
Rating: 
Summary: Smoldering hot performances!
Review: Jane Campion's "Holy Smoke" is an excellent motion picture. Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel deliver sizzling performances, and their chemistry onscreen is undeniable. Keitel is old and wrinkly, but he's got something. Winslet is young and beautiful. Of course, they're a perfect match! This is a good film to make you think. It's also quite stunning visually.
Rating:
Summary: A Kate Winslet movie
Review: When i saw the TITANIC i was of the opinion that Kate could only
perform a secondary role.I by chance saw this movie on the cable
and i could not believe the character she portrayed there.The
director deserves all the credit for Kate's performance.The sex
appeal was so profound that i logged in to amazon.com and secured
a copy.The video is a must have for Kate Winslet's fans.The more
you see the video,the more you enjoy.It is advisable to have a
couple of spare copies handy.
Rating:
Summary: weirded me out a bit, but still a good film
Review: Kate Winslet plays Ruth, an Australian woman on a sojourn to India where she falls prey to a cult led by a guru named Baba, with whom she has fallen in love. Concerned, her mother flies to India with a concocted tale that Ruth's father is dying and she must come home. Ruth obeys, only to find she has been tricked into spending a few days with an expert "deprogrammer" (Harvey Keitel) who will deprogram Ruth's love of Baba and her love of all things India. Ruth proves stronger than Keitel had thought, and he finds himself drawn to her in a way that soon someone will have to deprogram HIM. But this is no simple romance, they love-hate each other, sometimes violently, bordering on mental illness. Beautifully filmed in India and Australia with fine performances from the cast, Holy Smoke! is worth renting.
Rating: 
Summary: Good Acting, Bad Story/Plot
Review: Although this movie has an undeniably talented cast (including my favorite actress in the world, Kate Winslet) and has an interesting storyline, this movie isn't very good. Harvey Keitel and Kate Winslet do splendid jobs in this darkly hilarious movie about a young woman, Ruth (Winslet), who falls under the charms of a religious guru. Keitel plays PJ Waters, the cult exitor hired by Ruth's parents to "cleanse" her of her experience. The chemistry between Winslet and Keitel is incredibly, however their chemistry and talent can't overcome the lack of storyline development. Jane and Anna Campion really didn't focus enough on the topics of gurus and cults, but they spent too much time on sex. When the characters weren't having sex, they were discussing sexual acts in details. I think the Campions could've done something incredible with a story such as this one, but they tarnished it so much with the overt sexuality that it couldn't be salvaged. Try to avoid this movie.
Rating:
Summary: WOW!!!!
Review: I LOVE this movie. First, Kate Winslet is one of the most amazing actresses of all time. This film solidified her superb acting ability. Second, the story was very interesting and entertaining. The pace flowed smoothly and the plot thickens as Kate's character shows Harvey K.'s character how easy it is to be thrown into a cult mentality and not even realize it's happening to you. I don't want to give anything away, but the revelations that unfold lead to a lot of speculation about cult mentality even after the film ends. The minor characters were fabulous actors as well, and I was very impressed. This is a keeper and I highly recommend!
Rating:
Summary: Amazing
Review: Warning: This is not for your average movie goer. It takes a certain intelligence and open-mindedness to watch this movie, and "get" it. If you don't "get" this movie after watching it, I then suggest you stick to your safe, cozy Hollywood movies. "Holy Smoke" a very unique and unforgettable movie which explores gender roles, love, sex, humanity, and religion. The film operates with a touch of humor and the bizarre, while still exploring some serious issues. Come on, where else can you see Harvey Keitel running around professing his love to Kate Winslet in a desert, in a red dress with one shoe on? Classic! If you are looking for something different, rent this film! You won't be disappointed!
Rating:
Summary: Aussie / NZ
Review: Jane Campion is a Kiwi - grrrrrr ;-)
Rating: 
Summary: Holy Smoke, this movies was just that Smoke!
Review: I saw this movie only on the maret that it stared Kate Winslet, one of my favorite actresses. I wanted this movie to be good, but it just wasn't! The story seemed to lag in places, and other times it simply lacked a story at all! Events occured that simply did not make sense! In one scene Kate kisses a girl, but it's never explained, except that she's basically drunk, and dillusional! In another she goes out in the desert stark naked and starts to urinate on herself! In the next scene she is haveing sex, but the next day she hates him again! It was a well established fact that she was basically a loon, but that was all that was established! The story starts after too many events have already occured. It is explained that Kate and another girl went to India, but the reason is never given, and that she got involved with a cult, while the other girl went back home to Sydney. Kate's mother then goes to India to retrieve her, but her mind is gone. Her parents then bring in a man who's job it is to bring Winslet back to reallity! But then, she starts a bizarre relationship with him, although in reality this is highly unlikely since the man is at least twice Winslet's age! By the end of the film they both are laying together in the back of a pickup riding on a desert road, their destination is not explained, but in this film, nothing else is either. Kate is usually such a good actress, and she would be in this too, if there had just been a good story! Believe me this movie is not worth your time!
| 
