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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonAs much fun as anything director/co-writer Jane Campion has ever filmed. Holy Smoke lets it all hang out.
- 75San Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisSan Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisBy its hilarious, grotesquely over-the-top climax, Holy Smoke is ideologically, metaphorically out of control, as if it has risen from the '70s ashes.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanToo tightly made not to keep you watching, Holy Smoke is also too hokey and didactic to take seriously.
- 70Film.comRobert HortonFilm.comRobert HortonI'm not even sure the movie makes sense at times, yet Campion's offbeat rhythms and eye for startling images always made me happy to be looking at the screen.
- 63Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrIn the end, Holy Smoke crashes and burns.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyEither Campion is the most inspirational director of performers or Winslet the most carnal.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghWinslet and Keitel are perfectly matched, go-for-broke actors handed dramatic license to do a psychic striptease.
- As Holy Smoke moves from its early mix of rapture and humor into this more serious, confrontational stage, it runs into trouble.
- 50Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanWrestles with big questions, gets the upper hand during the first hour, then loses its grip. By the end, it's flat on its back on the mat.
- 50Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThis is mainly smoke, not fire.