Philadelphia Inquirer by Desmond Ryan
Beneath the predictable serving of sex, lies and, yes, videotape - as his characters betray each other in and out of bed - is a satire of tabloid trashiness that is truly withering.
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Spain, France · 1993
1h 57m
Director Pedro Almodóvar
Starring Verónica Forqué, Victoria Abril, Peter Coyote, Rossy de Palma
Genre Comedy, Drama
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Kika, a young cosmetologist, is called to American writer Nicholas's mansion to make-up the corpse of his stepson, Ramon. However, Ramon is not actually dead, and he and Kika take up together. Nevertheless, in the way of their happily ever after is Kika's affair with Nicholas, the suspicious death of Ramon's mother, and the intrusion Ramon's ex-psychologist-turned-reality TV star Andrea Scarface.
Philadelphia Inquirer by Desmond Ryan
Beneath the predictable serving of sex, lies and, yes, videotape - as his characters betray each other in and out of bed - is a satire of tabloid trashiness that is truly withering.
Washington Post by Desson Thomson
It's a glossified, cluttered parody of itself. Almodovar is no longer a burlesque auteur. He's a repeat offender.
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
Almodovar's central parody is strong enough to save this film from floundering too much or too often. It's daring and nasty, but rarely brilliant.
The New York Times by Janet Maslin
Kika" is actually one of this film maker's more buoyant recent efforts, a sly, rambunctious satire that moves along merrily until it collapses -- as many Almodovar films finally do -- under the weight of its own clutter.
Kika is flamboyant and provocative. But the new film, which was partly inspired by the rape trial of William Kennedy Smith, is ultimately quite serious.
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
What's ultimately shocking about Kika is how empty mayhem can be made to look.
Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov
A riot of colors, Kika is sometimes sick, sometimes playful, but consistently hilarious and entertaining in ways that few films have been lately.
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
Kika is kind of a mess. But it's a charming, stimulating, talented and ingratiating mess, none-the-less.
San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle
With Kika Almodovar seems to be saying something about voyeurism, though what he is saying is never nailed down. [27 May 1994, p.C3]
Miami Herald by Rene Rodriguez
There's enough outrageousness and ribald humor in Kika to please Almodovar fans, and though the movie is far from being his most accessible, even newcomers will find much to like, provided they can follow his eccentric, offbeat rhythms. [6 May 1994, p.G4]
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