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Black comedy from Pedro Almodovar about a make-up artist and her relationship with a philandering American writer living in Madrid. Features the usual roster of Almodovar comic stalwarts such as a rapist-thief, a narcoleptic son, a roving camerawoman voyeur, a lesbian housemaid and various transexuals, serial killers, porn .. Read more

Starring	Veronica Forque, Peter Coyote, Victoria Abril
Director	Pedro Almodovar
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema

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Critic's review of Kika
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- You may already know that a) this is supposed to be AlmodÃvar's flop; and b) you must wax all indignant over That Rape... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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- - 45
  - 2
  A twist on the twisted!
  
  Although I found this film rather confusing at the beginning, once it gets into its stride, it's a fantastic piece of cinema!
  
  Almodóvar&#... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Matti White
  - London, UK
  - 31 Jul 2006 at 02:42
Most recent members' reviews of Kika
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- - 1
  - 0
  Take a keek at this
  
  Typically outrageous Almodovar - gloriously ludicrous, funny, stimulating, provocative.
  
  The roving camerawoman has a stupendous costume - and the ... read more »
  
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- 911404
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  - Isle of Skye, Scotland
  - 04 Aug 2010 at 15:21
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  Weird and wonderful
  
  Another great weird film from Pedro!
  
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  - West Mids
  - 14 Jun 2010 at 13:33
- - 2
  - 0
  !Que estrano!
  
  Lots of weird people doing weird things. I liked the tv reporter with a camera strapped on her head, and the granny who is a miserable talk-show host. I would ... read more »
  
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- - lucyrabbit
  - 17 reviews
  - London
  - 17 Nov 2009 at 21:19
- - 0
  - 0
  Go With It
  
  As one of the commentaries in the DVD package says this film covers a huge range of different genre styles and as a result veers around in tone. You do need to ... read more »
  
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- - Kevin Lloyd
  - London
  - 20 Sep 2009 at 13:14
- - 0
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  Kika
  
  Like a small travelling circus rolling out one freak show after another. I acutally found this film predictable and tedious. Too blatant. Not funny. Maybe it&#... read more »
  
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- - LoveThunder
  - 16 reviews
  - London
  - 25 Apr 2009 at 17:40
- - 0
  - 0
  Hilarious
  
  Funny film full of absurd and nonsense but nice Almodavar's film
  
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- - cuban69
  - 7 reviews
  - London
  - 01 Apr 2009 at 09:19
- - 0
  - 0
  entertaining
  
  This is an entertaining film, full of surprises, and all the better for the low key and downplayed style. But also an interesting comment on Spain at a point in... read more »
  
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  - hook norton
  - 11 Jan 2009 at 14:36
- - 0
  - 0
  Kika is a hiccup
  
  I'm in the middle of doing an Almodovar retrospective, which has been highly enjoyable seeing his style and storylines develop... until this DUD! Boring, ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 31 Dec 2008 at 18:55
- - 0
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  Madly brilliant
  
  mad funny silly and psychotic. kept me hooked.
  
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- 653212
- - a customer
  - London
  - 02 Nov 2008 at 15:46
- - 0
  - 0
  Grotesque, touching, daring and very funny
  
  The sang froid displayed by Kika (Forqué, brilliant) during her ordeal is, if anything, the director's cock-eyed tribute to the power of women. A ... read more »
  
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- 590769
- - a customer
  - Yorkshire
  - 30 Jun 2008 at 22:20
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- - 45
  - 2
  A twist on the twisted!
  
  Although I found this film rather confusing at the beginning, once it gets into its stride, it's a fantastic piece of cinema!
  
  Almodóvar&#... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 269615
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Matti White
  - London, UK
  - 31 Jul 2006 at 02:42
- - 5
  - 0
  Almodovar back on form
  
  Typically ramshackle Almodovar comedy-drama that certainly ranks as one of his more outrageous efforts. It may be filled with suicide, serial killers, voyeurs, ... read more »
  
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- - RJNeb2
  - 773 reviews
  - London
  - 01 Jul 2006 at 00:42
- - 4
  - 0
  Wild, wacky, self-conscious - and a bit of let-down
  
  The third part of Almodovar's unoffical Victoria Abril trilogy, each focussing on an aspect of family life. 'Kika' is an improvement on '... read more »
  
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- - Savage
  - 632 reviews
  - London, England
  - 04 Oct 2006 at 11:18
- - 2
  - 0
  Sparkling and fun
  
  Kika is a real live wire lady, lovely and funny and full of life.
  
  There's so much going on with this Spanish movie the action never stops, fun ... read more »
  
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  - Thornbury
  - 21 Sep 2007 at 11:26
- - 2
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  !Que estrano!
  
  Lots of weird people doing weird things. I liked the tv reporter with a camera strapped on her head, and the granny who is a miserable talk-show host. I would ... read more »
  
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- 832044
- - lucyrabbit
  - 17 reviews
  - London
  - 17 Nov 2009 at 21:19
- - 1
  - 0
  Take a keek at this
  
  Typically outrageous Almodovar - gloriously ludicrous, funny, stimulating, provocative.
  
  The roving camerawoman has a stupendous costume - and the ... read more »
  
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- 911404
- - a customer
  - Isle of Skye, Scotland
  - 04 Aug 2010 at 15:21
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  - 0
  Delicious melodrama
  
  You need to get into the spirit of Aldomovar to fully enjoy his over the top satire. Once you have set any preconceptions aside and accept the melodramatic ... read more »
  
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- - Zamy
  - 552 reviews
  - London
  - 15 Apr 2008 at 14:47
- - 0
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  muddled and disjointed
  
  all over the place, as if the director's mind was either on other things, or he was firing randomly all his favourite themes . not saying it isn't ... read more »
  
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- - Catrose13
  - 2 reviews
  - morecambe, lancs
  - 24 May 2008 at 10:55
- - 0
  - 0
  Grotesque, touching, daring and very funny
  
  The sang froid displayed by Kika (Forqué, brilliant) during her ordeal is, if anything, the director's cock-eyed tribute to the power of women. A ... read more »
  
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- 590769
- - a customer
  - Yorkshire
  - 30 Jun 2008 at 22:20
- - 0
  - 0
  Madly brilliant
  
  mad funny silly and psychotic. kept me hooked.
  
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- 653212
- - a customer
  - London
  - 02 Nov 2008 at 15:46

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Critics' reviews
- You may already know that a) this is supposed to be AlmodÃvar's flop; and b) you must wax all indignant over That Rape... read more on Time Out
- 48410
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
- Almodovar continues to give new meaning to the phrase screwball comedy....A sly, rambunctious satire
- 39360
- - New York Times
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:20
- Visual exuberance
- 39361
- - Sight and Sound
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:20

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  Black comedy from Pedro Almodovar about a make-up artist and her relationship with a philandering American writer living in Madrid. Features the usual roster of Almodovar comic stalwarts such as a rapist-thief, a narcoleptic son, a roving camerawoman voyeur, a lesbian housemaid and various ...