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Review: Oh dear, oh dear. I must say I've never warmed to Jane Campion. "The Piano" was pretty itself, but very much a woman's film, containing men that I'm sure no male viewers could actually relate to. And "Holy Smoke"? All one can really say about that is what a shame for Harvey Keitel to get involved in such a mess. Other female directors seem able to put convincing men on screen. It's always puzzled me that Campion cannot.This is another mess. One that like certain European films (Catherine Breillat's "Romance") tries to sell entirely on the basis of raunchy sex but actually claims to have more going for it.It's an awful ugly grainy looking mess, and although I fervently believe Ryan is a much more tough lady than she ever admits to being on screen, I didn't buy the too self-conscious image change. I'm sorry but I don't recognise any real human beings in this and thought it an unmitigated disaster,
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