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9/10
A rich, wonderful comedy exploring love and seduction
1 October 2000
This film is required viewing, in my book. It's a knee-slapper, but its humor is always in service to its rich messages. It successfully explores the seduction game and the trouble real love presents. I hope it'll find a wide audience. The writing, in particular is first-rate, and Donal Logue is a discovery. I hope all involved with this film will see some real success with this and make many more fine movies.
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Holy Smoke (1999)
8/10
Wildly creative, A+ for daring
9 March 2000
This film is highly misunderstood. Reading some of the reviews I found it hard to believe they were related to the film I'd just seen. This is so much more than a battle of the sexes, it covers lots of ground: boundary in therapy, the legitimacy of mystical experience, the complexities of family dysfunction, the ingenuity of the human spirit when heart and individuality are threatened. I regret that many viewers and reviews seem to have seen the humorous aspect of the film as an indication that the film's themes are lacking in substance. This is a worthy film. I regret that it's not getting its due.
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